A downwind sail is really great for gaining a couple of knots...however you need to install the swivel, the furler and the whole works. For you we follow the installation of a brand-new gennaker, which hasn’t even been taken out of its bag. Armed with a few tools, the job is done in less than half an hour. But be careful not to let anything fall through the mesh of the trampoline, into the water...
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Publié le
16/12/2016
Par
Emmanuel van Deth
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141
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1) It all begins with a bag which is sometimes heavy – be careful with your fragile vertebrae. Take your brand-new gennaker onto the trampoline. 2) Pass the tack line through the block at the end of the bowsprit, then into the jammer. This line can remain in place after the sail has been used. 3) Installation of the halyard swivel. This allows the gennaker to be rolled without twisting the halyard. Be careful not to drop the shackles, pins and spacer! 4) The ideal is to attach the head of the sail directly to the shackle at the bottom of the furler. If this is impossible, use an intermediate s…
