Sail Course Slides Section 6 Running Rigging Sail

® Sail Course Slides Section 6, Running Rigging

® Sail Course Figure 6– 1 Main Sheet Traveler System

® Figure 6– 2 Boom Vang Sail Course

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® Sail Course Figure 6– 3 Jib Cunningham

® Figure 6– 4 Main Outhaul Sail Course

® Sail Course Figure 6– 5 Boom Downhaul

® Sail Course Figure 6– 6 Topping Lift

® Sail Course Figure 6– 7 Lazy Jacks and Batten Cars

® Sail Course Figure 6– 8 Spinnaker and Rigging

® Sail Course Figure 6– 9 Whisker Pole and Rigging

® Sail Course Figure 6– 10 Low Friction Turning Block

® Figure 6– 11 Cam Cleat Sail Course

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® Sail Course Figure 6– 12 Line Stopper or Rope Clutch

® Sail Course Figure 6– 14 Self-tailing Winch

® Sail Course Figure 6– 14 Deck Layout

® Sail Course Vocabulary Bitter End. The inboard end of a line, chain, or cable. The end made fast to the vessel, as opposed to the “working end, ” which may be attached to an anchor, cleat, or other vessel. Boom Vang. A tackle, usually running between the boom and the base of the mast, which removes twist from the sail by downward pull on the boom. Cleat. Fitting, usually with two projecting horns, to which lines are made fast. Downhaul. A line or tackle used to exert a downward pull on a sail or spar. Line Stopper (Rope Clutch). A clamp-type device that contains a cam for securing a line. It can be released quickly. Tackle. An arrangement of line and blocks used to provide increased mechanical advantage. Traveler. A sail-positioning system composed of a track on which slides a car attached to blocks to permit positioning sheet leads under load. Turning Block. A block used to change the direction of a line (such as a sheet or halyard) to make hauling more convenient.

® Sail Course Section 6, Running Rigging Supplemental Illustrations

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® Sail Course • Start by wrapping the line clockwise • Pile the wraps up from the bottom to the top • Make more turns for a heaver load The correct way to wrap a line around a winch. This will not jam. Slide 21 of 35 USPS® Sail

® Sail Course This is the incorrect way to lead a line to a winch. This will jam. Slide 22 of 35 USPS® Sail

® Sail Course Full Batten Mainsail on Volvo Ocean Racer “Vivo” from Brazil

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® Sail Course Reefing Clew Reef Points Reefing Tack Reefing Grommet Reef Line Scanned Jiffy Reefing Reef Line

® America’s Cup Racer NZ 14 Sail Course

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® Sail Course End of Section 6 Slides