International MX Composites mxNext, Owner'S Manual

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RIGGING YOUR mxNEXT
Before hoisting the spinnaker, make sure that all lines are free. In particular,
check that the retrieval line is not tangled anywhere. Bear off downwind
so the spinnaker will be blanketed behind the mainsail and will not catch
the wind and open before it is completely hoisted. Because the halyard has
a reverse purchase of 3:1, it requires only a pull of approximately 5-feet.
During the hoist, your best position is close to the centerline on the windward
side of the boat (so you are ready to hike) with the tiller jammed under your
armpit, leaving both hands free.
When the spinnaker is all the way up, let the boat come up a little to increase
the apparent wind. Fill the spinnaker and trim the main sheet and spinnaker
sheet as necessary. For convenience, the spinnaker sheet is a continuous
line.
To douse the spinnaker, you need to bear off so that the main will blanket
the spinnaker. Then ease the spinnaker sheet and take the slack out of the
retrieval line. Take the halyard out of the cleat and pull the retrieval line until
the spinnaker slides completely into the spinnaker sock.
SPINNAKER HOISTING/DOUSING
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HANDLING YOUR mxNEXT
It is all about apparent wind when you sail off the wind. Bring the boat up
as the wind diminishes and bear off in gusts to maintain maximum apparent
wind and keep the mxNext on the plane. By playing with the spinnaker
sheet, you can effectively steer the boat by applying less rudder and thereby
reducing the boat’s resistance.
Remember that the daggerboard needs to be pulled up when sailing off the
wind. The faster you go, the less daggerboard you need. Be sure that you
don’t lift it too high so that you restrict the movement of the boom.
To gybe, bear off until you are practically on a downwind course, ease the
main slightly all the while maintaining the maximum speed. Cross through
the wind line. After the main goes to other side, hold the boat dead downwind
SAILING DOWNWIND AND GYBING
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