BASIC SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
SEC
s!LWAYSGETADEQUATESAILINGINSTRUCTIONBEFOREATTEMPTINGTOSAILYOURKAYAK
s.EVERUSEYOURSAILINSTRONGWINDSORSTORMYCONDITIONS
s!LWAYSLOCKTHERIGGINGROPESINTOTHERIGGINGCLEATSORPROVIDEADEQUATETENSIONMANUALLYAGAINSTTHEWIND4HEKAYAK
MASTHOLEISNOTDESIGNEDTOHOLDTHESAILMASTAGAINSTTHEWINDPRESSUREWITHOUTTENSIONONTHERIGGINGROPES
s!LWAYSPULLTHESAILCLOSEDUSINGTHEMAINSAILMASTRIGGINGROPETOENSURENOWINDISPUSHINGAGAINSTTHESAILUNTILYOUARE
INTHECORRECTSAILINGPOSITION!LWAYSCLOSETHESAILWHENYOUWANTTOSTOP!LSOCLOSETHESAILBEFORETURNINGORCHANGING
DIRECTIONWITHTHEWIND!LWAYSCLOSESAILWHENPADDLINGAGAINSTTHEWIND
s!LWAYSSWINGTHEBOOMTOTHEOPPOSITESIAYAKANDSWITCHTHERIGGINGROPESLEFTTORIGHTORRIGHTTOLEFTAS
REQUIREDFORWINDDIRECTIONANDDESIREDTURNS
s$ONOTGETENTANGLEDINTHERIGGING
s!LWAYSTAKEPADDLEWITHYOUWHENUSINGKAYAKEVENWHENUSINGTHESAIL)FTHEWINDDIESDOWNYOUWILLNEEDTHEPADDLE
TOGETYOUTOYOURDESTINATION
s5SETHEPADDLEASARUDDERWHENSAILING
WIND DIRECTION SAIL POSITION PADDLE POSITION
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
DANGER! CLOSE SAIL.
DANGER! CLOSE SAIL.
GOOD
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