3.10 - Rigging the
Gennaker
c)
d)
e)
TOP TIP
Make sure that the
gennaker
halyard
and the
downhaul
line are on opposite sides of
the mast.
• Unroll the
gennaker
.
• Take the tack line that emerges from the end of the bowsprit
and tie it to the tack of the
gennaker
, using a bowline. The
knot that is already in the tack line needs to be left in place,
as it determines how far the bowsprit comes out when the
gennaker
is hoisted.
• Tie the end of the
gennaker
halyard
to the head of
the
gennaker
, using a bowline.
The
gennaker
downhaul
line (the other end of the
gennaker
halyard
) is already
rigged. It is running through the
gennaker
chute, and is tied to the tack bar.
• Untie the
gennaker
downhaul
line, taking care not to let go of it, as it will disappear up the
gennaker
chute!
