Sail Course ® Sail Course Slides Section 6, Running Rigging

Sail Course ® 2 Rigging Terminology

Sail Course ® Figure 6–14 Self-tailing Winch

Sail Course ® Slide 4 of 35USPS® Sail Start by wrapping the line clockwise Pile the wraps up from the bottom to the top Make more turns for a heaver load The correct way to wrap a line around a winch. This will not jam.

Sail Course ® Slide 5 of 35USPS® Sail This is the incorrect way to lead a line to a winch. This will jam.

Sail Course ® Figure 6–14 Deck Layout

Sail Course ® Figure 6–12 Line Stopper or Rope Clutch

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® Figure 6–1 Main Sheet Traveler System

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® Figure 6–5 Boom Downhaul

Sail Course ® Figure 6–4 Main Outhaul

Sail Course ® Figure 6–6 Topping Lift

Sail Course ® Reefing

Sail Course ® Figure 6–7 Lazy Jacks and Batten Cars

Sail Course ® Figure 6–2 Boom Vang

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® Figure 6–3 Jib Cunningham

Sail Course ® Figure 6–8 Spinnaker and Rigging

Sail Course ® Figure 6–9 Whisker Pole and Rigging

Sail Course ® Vocabulary Bitter End. The inboard end of a line, chain, or cable. The end made fast to the vessel, as opposed to the “working end,” which may be attached to an anchor, cleat, or other vessel. Boom Vang. A tackle, usually running between the boom and the base of the mast, which removes twist from the sail by downward pull on the boom. Cleat. Fitting, usually with two projecting horns, to which lines are made fast. Downhaul. A line or tackle used to exert a downward pull on a sail or spar. Line Stopper (Rope Clutch). A clamp-type device that contains a cam for securing a line. It can be released quickly. Tackle. An arrangement of line and blocks used to provide increased mechanical advantage. Traveler. A sail-positioning system composed of a track on which slides a car attached to blocks to permit positioning sheet leads under load. Turning Block. A block used to change the direction of a line (such as a sheet or halyard) to make hauling more convenient.

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