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Roller Furling Headsail-
Working as a genoa or any number of shorter sail sizes, this furling
system works well. Best to ease the furling line slowly by keeping a little tension on the furling line
when opening the sail on windy days to avoid a snarl (override) up front. Also, furling the sail
works easier if you head downwind to a broad reach on a windy day. This reduces the apparent
wind and keeps the sail from over-tightening while furling. Never force the system with a winch as
you may break things! Look up to make sure you didn’t catch the spinnaker halyard in the furl.
Always make sure the jib sheets are run inside and under dodger, not outside and over the canvas
where it can chafe and cause damage.
Sail well-furled is wrapped evenly several times with the jib sheets
Important:
Make sure the furled sail is snug and both jib
sheets and the furling line are pulled tight
and cleated.
We don’t want to see the sail open at the dock
during a wind storm!
