How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail?

Aug 8, 2024
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Siren Siren 17 Lake Ontario
Hey everybody

I want to improve my setup for the mainsail. As you can see, the tack of the sail is tied around the boom (that doesn’t seem common). If I don’t, I find that the sail comes out of the track unless I loosen the outhaul (I would rather not because it loosens the foot of the sail even more). I want to invest in a proper downhaul instead of the makeshift downhaul that I have now (which is admittedly not the most elegant). I am a fairly new boater so rigging has been the most complicated aspect for me so far.

Let me know if you need more/better photos and I will upload them as soon as I can.

Thank you for reading!
 

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