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Page 2: ...st Setup 5 Mast Rigging 6 Rig Tension 7 Trapeze Lines 8 Rudders 9 Boom 10 Main Sheet and Traveler 11 Main Sail 12 Downhaul 13 Hosting the Jib 14 Jib Sheets 15 Spinnaker Setup 16 Spinnaker Sheets 17 Foil Setup 18 Capsize 19 Do s Don ts 20 Damage Reduction ...

Page 3: ... side tracks pulling each side a few inches at a time 3 Feed the trampoline lacing strip though the track under the rear beam 5 Use trampoline line to tighten the two together 7 Feed rope though the eye around the rod use a fid to help with this and back though the same eye and move along to the next eyelet 6 The tighter the better this will help to create a stiffer platform Trampoline 1 1 2 7 6 5...

Page 4: ...ing this with only two people put the opposite foil to the bow that s being lifted this will help with stability Bring the bow back down put the cleat and ride height adjuster back on Feed the ride height adjuster line through the fitting as shown in photo 4 Tie the foil in place wrap some rope around the main beam and around the T section of the foil this will stop the foil dropping down when you...

Page 5: ...e bridle wire and shackle to the eyelets on the bow 3 Use the velcro to attach the bag to the pole 4 Tie on the spinnaker bag using the eyelets under the pole and main beam 5 Its worth keeping the tension lines and striker in the spinnaker bag until you need them this will help to keep things neater 7 Spinnaker Pole 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 6: ...d through the loose block with the shackle attached then run the halyard back up though the top block and tie the sacrificial jib halyard on as it wont have enough length by its self see diagram Run the kite halyard down the mast make sure the end which will attach to the kite head is in front of everything with the other end behind everything then running thought the cleat at bottom It is better ...

Page 7: ...am with the mast rotated at 90 degrees This will help stop the mast jumping off the ball when erecting it 3 Take one trapeze handle and stand in front of the mast this will be used to help pull up the mast The second person will stand at the top end of the mast and walk the mast up keeping it a 90 degrees the person at the bottom of the mast should make sure that the mast doesn t want to jump of t...

Page 8: ...coming out of the bottom of the main beam 3 Split the wire behind the carbon striker and shackle the starboard end to the starboard plate under the rear beam this is under the trampoline 5 Then lash the port end through the pull on the port side and tighten up accordingly to how much rig and pole tension is required 4 Noted it is very important to have a solid amount of tension on this as its the ...

Page 9: ...he stainless loop 3 Take the trapeze rope back up to the trapeze handle and feed it through the cleat 4 Place a stopper knot in the end of the rope but leave enough of a tail so you still have some rope to pull your self up with Pull the bungee bowline though the small gap between the pulley and the stainless loop and hook it over the stainless loop 5 Make sure that trapeze with the metal eye abov...

Page 10: ...to pull up the rudders on the water Loop the bungee over the bottom of the rudder and back thought the bobble this will hold the rudder up when on land 2 Drop the rudder stock over the top pintle and slide the bolt thought the bottom pintle make sure the tiller arm is bending inwards Tighten up tight enough to stop any play in the stock but not so that is gives friction when steering Clip the conn...

Page 11: ...panner the bracket on the bottom of the mast and back though the original cleat 2 To attach to the the boom to the main sail run the out hull through the eye of the clue of the main sail and with a stopper knot in the end place it in the grove this is adjustable from the cleat under the boom 3 Then feed main strop though the eye of the clue and loop the splice of the bobble Boom 9 1 4 3 2 ...

Page 12: ...e hole in the middle 2 Put the bobbles on each end and tie off with a stopper knot you want the split of the line to meet just before the cleat when it is centred this will help stop play in the traveller Shackle the bottom set of blocks to the traveller car 3 Tie each end of the traveller and main sheet together Main Sheet Traveller 10 3 2 1 ...

Page 13: ... other pulling the main halyard from the very bottom pulley on the mast To ensure the mast hooks on the top make sure you keep the straight inline with the sail When its hooked on just feed bottom part of the sail down the rest of the track Coil the main halyard and place in the trampoline pocket When unhooking the main sail you will need to pull the sail off the hook then rotate the mast in the o...

Page 14: ...ope back a forth though the pulleys and out of the opposite block attached to the mast 2 Run the downhaul rope thought the front eye in the trampoline 3 Connect the rope to the bungee underneath the trampoline 4 Tie the bungee to the shackles at on the back corners underneath the rear beam 5 Downhaul 12 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 15: ...ip bellow the forestay with the halyard inside Un tie the sacrificial jib halyard and coil it place it in the trampoline pocket do this after the jib is secure Feed the halyard through the middle block on the carbon pole striker and loop the jib downhaul line through the halyard and back into its cleat Take the jib strop and feed it through the eye of the tack of the jib and though the eye on the ...

Page 16: ...ilst going through the port eye on the spinnaker mount 2 Feed the sheet through the very back pulley on the spinnaker striker 3 Run the sheet through the block on the jib track Pass the sheet through the pulley that will be shackled onto the jib Feeding the sheet back to the previous block and tie it off Jib Sheet 14 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 17: ...innaker pole passing it up through the block on the end of the pole Make sure its above the whisker lines 6 7 8 Tie a bowline to the tack of the spinnaker with tack line Tie a bowline on the head of the spinnaker with the free end of the spinnaker halyard the end tied to the striker With the other end of the spinnaker halyard you need to pass it though bottom rope loop on the spinnaker then up to ...

Page 18: ...stainless bridle wire and then feeding it though the spinnaker block Make sure it follows the arrows on the block this shows the direction of the ratchet Run the sheet across the boat and though the opposite spinnaker block and back to the spinnaker clew Make sure that the sheets are set up inside the spinnaker luff to make sure the kite will jibe inwards Spinnaker Sheet 16 ...

Page 19: ...ow much lift the foil gives so the lighter the wind the higher the number remember the higher the number the more drag so ideally you want to sail on the lowest number possible When setting up the foils we suggest that you start with the following and adjust accordingly A 3mm gap with the trim tap pointing upwards when the wand is all the way down this should give you lift to about 45 degrees angl...

Page 20: ...re no bulkheads in the bows of the boat see photo Un cleat the jib and mainsail but keep the traveler centred Then throw the capsize line over the hull of the boat yellow line in picture If you don t have one already tied on you can use the spinnaker sheets You must tie it from the base of the mast With your body lean out while holding on to the rope Do not stand on the foil as it is not designed ...

Page 21: ...duce wear on the ball use waterproof grease Don ts Don t sail the boat with the foils half down as this will force the wand on the back of the foil to snap Don t try and pull up and down the main foils while moving as this can put stresses on the wands it is advisable that you come to a stop as this will stop the water flow over the wand and help pull it up the case Don t sail the boat with no or ...

Page 22: ...e aim of this is to reduce serious damage to the foil in the event of a crash or misuse some of the items are as follow Hight Indicator Foil T Block Wand Skimmer Wand arm Top foil case 20 Warranty The Whisper is only warranted up to 21 knots and 25 knots on a return journey to port This is an ISAF standard rule ...

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