Lagoon 421, Owner'S Manual, Page: 17 / 122

LAGOON 421
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NAVIGATION
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• REDUCING SAIL
The boat is fitted with 3 reefs.
Reefs n°1 and n°2 are automatic, n°3 is traditional.
The luff eyelet of reef n°3 is fitted with a strap with a snap shackle
to clip on to the eye bolt on the boom.
Putting in reefs n°1 and n°2:
1 - Head the boat into the wind.
2 - Pull tight the topping lift.
3 - Slacken the mainsail sheet.
4 - Slacken the mainsail halyard and then trim reef line n°1 or n°2,
as needed, until the reefing blocks which correspond to the luff
and the mainsail leech are a few centimeters from the boom.
5 - Close the line cam cleat of the respective reef.
6 - Hoist taut the mainsail halyard.
7 - Slacken the topping lift and take in the mainsail sheet.
Follow the lowering and raising of the sail with the help of the head
downhaul.
Putting in reef n°3:
Repeat steps 1 to 3 as before, then:
4- Slacken the mainsail halyard then trim reef line n°3 until the main-
sail leech block is a few centimeters away from the boom.
- Clip the snap shackle on the luff eyelet of reef n°3 onto the eye bolt
located on the boom.
- Take up the slack in the lines of reefs n°1 and 2.
- Repeat steps 5 to 7 as before.
Refer to the running rigging diagram (chapter on RIGGING AND
SAILS) for identification of ropes.
• NAVIGATION WIND ASTERN
- Do not fall off more than 150° to the apparent wind.
- Put the traveler out as far as possible and slacken the sheet slight-
ly.
- Make sure the mainsail does not touch the shrouds ; the rubbing
of the battens will wear the material and cable very rapidly.
- Keep ma solent up to 15 knots speed and put in one reef or
more if the accelerations are sudden and strong or if sea condi-
tions deteriorate.
RECOMMENDATION
For safety, the reef line used should always stay on the
winch with 3 turns around the drum.
Re-close the cam cleat for greater safety.
NAVIGATION