Chapter 4 Rigging and Boat Handling Sailing Skills

Chapter 4 Rigging and Boat Handling Sailing Skills And Seamanship

Lesson Objectives Sailing Skills And Seamanship • • Rigging Getting underway Mooring Anchoring SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 2

Stepping the Mast Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Mast Base secured with Pin – or set in a Socket • Mast Partner – different types SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 3

Raising the Mast Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Survey area for power lines • Secure shrouds/loose wires to mast • Connect backstay- prevents raising too far forward • Raise mast • Connect forestay and shrouds • Mast has slight rake • Attach boom to mast • Set rudder/tiller SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 4

Attaching the Mainsail Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Arrange mainsail with foot exposed • Feed sail outhaul clew into boom slot at the mast end of the boom • Feed entire foot of sail onto the boom • Attach the tack and clew to their fittings • Feed the head of the sail into the mask track (only 1 -2 ft) • Attach the halyard to the sail head • Insert and secure the battens into their respective slots • Bundle the remaining sail onto the boom for temporary storage SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 5

Attaching the Mainsail Sailing Skills And Seamanship SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 6

Attaching the Jib Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Unpack and expose the jib’s tack cringle • Attach jib to the foredeck fitting on the deck • Attach all the jib snap shackles to the forestay • Attach the jib head to the jib halyard • Attach jib sheets – if not already attached • Stuff the jib temporarily to avoid it blowing overboard SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 7

Attaching the Jib Sailing Skills And Seamanship SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 8

Hoisting the Mainsail Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Boat should be facing into the wind • All sheets should be free running • Hoist the mainsail and cleat the halyard • Put downward tension on sail with the downhaul or equivalent • All sheets still free SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 9

Hoisting the Jib Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Jib on very small boats usually hoisted after mainsail • On large boats, getting underway first is often done before hoisting jib/genoa • Small free bow deck space complicates raising very large genoas SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 10

Roller Furling Headsails Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Commonly used on cruising boats • Easy to furl and unfurl • Very large genoas accommodated easily • Allows partial sail exposure • Not usually used on racing boats SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt Reprinted with Permission from Your First Sailboat by Daniel Spurr 11

Sailing Away from a Mooring Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Pull, sail, or power boat to the pennant • Avoid sailing over mooring rig • Decide whether to sail ahead or fall back from mooring SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 12

Sailing Away from a Dock Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Assess wind and current • Consider using stern or bow line to pivot boat before sailing away • Consider problem of sails/boom hitting the dock SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 13

Leaving a Beach Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Centerboard/daggerboard/ rudder must be down • Crew should be standing waist deep • Sheets and tiller are under control when launching SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 14

Returning to a Mooring Sailing Skills And Seamanship • • Approach pennant on close reach Question: Why close reach? Using mainsail only simplifies control Learn how much momentum (carry) your boat has SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 15

Returning to a Pier Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Returning at an angle avoids boom/sail hitting pier • Avoid returning direct down wind • Brief crew on boat securing procedure • Do not jump off • Do not use legs to fend-off SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 16

Returning to a Beach Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Few boats sail to the beach gracefully • Better to sail close to beach and turn sideways • Raise centerboard/rudder • Jump overboard with a bow line SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 17

Practicing Docking Maneuvers Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Practice docking maneuvers in fair/moderate weather conditions • Practice using fake obstacles • Let crew participate SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 18

Anchoring Systems Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Choice of anchors and sizes - see Marine Catalogs • Anchor Rode Scope • Consider having spare equipment SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 19

Anchoring Location Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Popular anchorages often crowded • Avoid crossing another boat’s anchor rode • Consider risk of a large position shift putting you into shallows SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 20

Anchoring Procedure Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Approach anchor location from down wind • Go beyond the target location the length of intended anchor rode length (scope) • Lower anchor, drive or drift backwards paying out 1/3 of planned scope SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 21

Anchoring Procedure Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Cleat anchor line to determine if anchor set well in ground • If set well, pay out the remaining anchor line • If not, retrieve anchor and try again SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 22

Weighing Anchor Sailing Skills And Seamanship • Retrieve anchor manually or with power assistance • Anchor usually breaks loose when anchor line is vertical • If it doesn’t, cleat line very short and drive in tight circles SSSppt. Chpt 04 Riggingand. Boat. Handling 040609. ppt 23