XCS Excess15, User Manual

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SELF-TACKING JIB
Hoist the jib before you get under way, taking advantage of a windless
period of time.
- Secure the head.
- Secure the halyard to the slide-swivel.
- Secure the tack to the drum and secure the sheets.
- Insert carefully the bolt rope into the hole, hoist the sail and take care
you do not tear it.
- Haul the halyard taut enough but sway it up less than a sail on a
standard stay.
- Hoist it until the horizontal creases disappear (the tension of the luff
shall be adjusted after a few sea trips).
- Pull on the line from the cockpit to furl the jib.
RIGGING / SaIlS 03
REcommENDaTIoN
Hand pre roll the drum to set the jib furling line on it.
Pay attention to the drum furling direction: the sacrificial strip of the genoa
shall be wrapped outside.
Never force when you furl or unfurl the head sails in case it seizes.
make sure a halyard is not caught in the roller furler.