5. Rigging the Mainsail
5:1 Tie the flotation panel to the top of the mainsail
by passing the white lines through the eyelets in the sail
and secure with a figure of eight knot.
5:2 Tie the free end of the main halyard to the eyelet on the top of the mainsail.
5:3 Raise the sail by placing the bolt rope in the cut out of the mast
just above the boom, and then pulling on the halyard.
NB: It may be easier to raise with two people, as one can pull the halyard
while the other can feed the luff of the sail into the mast.
Ensure that the boat is still head to wind before the sail is raised.
5:4 Cleat the main halyard in the cleat on the left of the mast.
Sweat the halyard in order to make sure that the sail is at the top of the mast.
This is done by holding the halyard just above the cleat and then pulling away
from the mast at 90 degrees. Then re-cleat the halyard until the sail is at the top
of the mast.
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