WAYFARER RIGGING GUIDE
CLOSE THE BALERS
GENOA
Unpack the Genoa and fix the sail tack onto the furling drum (ensuring the furling line is wound
fully around the drum.
The head of the Genoa (with the attached roller swivel) is attached to the Genoa halyard (this is
stored on the spinnaker pole ring for safe keeping)
Hoist the foresail by means of the foresail halyard located at the base of the mast (the rope tail is
stored on the cleat on the port side of the mast). During hoisting you will notice that as the junction
of the rope tail and the steel wire reaches the mast foot block it will become tight, a firm tug on the
rope tail will ensure that the wire loop appears. Place the wire loop over the hook on the Highfield
lever tensioning device, taking care not to trap the rope tail, and raise the tensioning lever up
through 180 degrees until it snaps into place (mind your fingers).
This action applies the necessary rig tension and secures the foresail. A fair degree of force will be
necessary to move the Highfield lever in this way and it is helpful to have a crew member pull on
the forestay during this operation. Coil and stow the foresail halyard.
The Highfield lever has about five separate positions for the hook to allow for varying the tension,
the second or third position should give adequate rig tension.
The ends of the foresail sheets should be led through the fairleads to the foresail cleats located on
the thwart. Make sure the sheets pass between the mast and shrouds. Figure of eight knots should
be used to prevent them slipping.
MAIN SAIL
Detach the boom from the gooseneck and lay the boom and sail across the thwart, attach the main
halyard to the head of the sail (halyard should be stored on the spinnaker pole ring). Hoist the sail
by pulling on the halyard, it is helpful to ask a crew member to feed the luff of the mainsail into the
mast track whilst you hoist the halyard. It can make hoisting easier if the angle of the halyard is
kept close to the centre line of the boat. As the boom starts to rise check that it does not flail about
and damage the hull or mast, also ensure that the boom aft end does not get trapped under the
tiller/extension or mainsheet.
At this stage do not locate the gooseneck pin (fitted to the mast) into the recess in the fitting on the
boom forward end, but continue to hoist the sail to the very top of the mast and then, while
maintaining halyard tension cleat the main halyard to the cleat on the starboard side of the mast,
using figure of eight turns finishing with a reversed securing loop. When complete pull down on
the boom and locate on the gooseneck.
PTO
