Dragonfly 25 Touring, Owner'S Manual

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SAILING AND TRIMMING
IMPORTANT
It is of great importance to keep your sheets and halyards tidy when sailing because all lines
come to the cockpit. This is an important safety factor and improves the joy of sailing.
MAST TRIMMING
The mast is always in trim from the yard, but generally the mast may bend approx. 5 to max
6 cm over the aft edge in full length. When holding a line to the aft end of the mast ends,
the distance to the mast should be approx. 5 to max 6 cm = 2" between the two diamonds.
TRIMMING THE GENOA
The luff tension is to be adjusted by the jib halyard. In light winds of course only little tension
to avoid wrinkles along the luff. In more wind the luff needs more tension, but only to keep
the luff tight, more is not necessary.
Under normal conditions the genoa car on the cabin roof should be placed near the aft end
of the track, if the genoa ”closes” in the aft leach, move the genoa car aft, and if the genoa
"opens" further up in the aft leach, move the genoa car forward. You can adjust the genoa
car, the genoa sheet goes through the Easy lock on the outside, marked GENOA I. The Easy
lock is normally left open, and ONLY used if the winch is needed for another purpose. In case
you need to put a reef in the genoa, you must move the genoa car forward for right trim.
For "reef 1" the genoa car is pulled approx. to the centre of the track, and for "reef 2" it is
pulled almost all the way forward – but, check out the trim on the sail. You only use the
barber haul beam reach or downwind. While tacking upwind, make sure to pull the genoa
in tight, so the genoa leach is only max. 5 cm (2") from the lower spreader.
REEFING THE MAINSAIL
First set the lazy-jack (topping lift) on the boom.
Sail upwind course only by the genoa and ease off the main sheet completely, the main
halyard is loosened and then you pull the line reef 1, which is marked on the Easy lock. This
line will then automatically reef the luff first and the leach – both at the same time. Same
procedure applies to reef 2 and the reverse when reefing out. After each reef, the sail ought
to be "packed" with chock cords for less wind resistance.
It is recommended to mark on the halyard where "reef 1" and where "reef 2" must be locked
on the Easy lock. The halyard is loosened, and the reef line is pulled hard so that the reefing
blocks by the luff are approx. 20 cm = 8" above the boom.
Check that the reefing block at the luff is not chafing the sail. Normally, it does not, but
sometimes you must go up and "arrange" the sail at the luff.