Being new to the daysailer, with a summer of learning on a 12' Paceship (loved it) and having to set the jib and main on shore then hop in, I am not sure of which sail to set first on my daysailer. I have a 3.3 HP outboard and being in a tidal river, strong at times, I intend to motor out into Nantucket Sound before raising any sails. What is the best way to do this? Thanks, Bill L
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Motor out into clear area, head into the wind under slight power raise main, but have sheets run free (weather cocks the boat) raise jib back jib to get out of irons trim the main trim the jib sail away cut motor raise motor out of water
Motor out into clear area, head into the wind under slight power raise main, but have sheets run free (weather cocks the boat) raise jib back jib to get out of irons trim the main trim the jib sail away cut motor raise motor out of water
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Bill L
Backing jib?
To Roger- Thanks so much, but am not familiar with the term back the sails to get out of irons. Does this mean- tighen some on the jib sheet that is the one to the side required, but not set completely?? Thanks so much, Roger! Manitoba is a long way from Cape Cod!!!!!!!!!
To Roger- Thanks so much, but am not familiar with the term back the sails to get out of irons. Does this mean- tighen some on the jib sheet that is the one to the side required, but not set completely?? Thanks so much, Roger! Manitoba is a long way from Cape Cod!!!!!!!!!
backing not really needed
After raising the main, you can bear off so you are motor sailing(or sailing) on a close reach. After raising jib just tighten the leeward jib sheet & off you go. Turn off motor if it's still on. Once you do it a few times, you'll get the rhythm down. Backing the jib means to pull it to the opposite side you want to go so that the bow spins around so you can fill your sails. I don't think you'll need to do this.
After raising the main, you can bear off so you are motor sailing(or sailing) on a close reach. After raising jib just tighten the leeward jib sheet & off you go. Turn off motor if it's still on. Once you do it a few times, you'll get the rhythm down. Backing the jib means to pull it to the opposite side you want to go so that the bow spins around so you can fill your sails. I don't think you'll need to do this.
backing the sail
Ed's got it right, you don't have to back the sail if you veer off the wind slightly, you can go right into sailing. And yes manitoba is a long way from cape cod Bill. You see, I backed the jib once when I was there, then cleated it, next thing I knew, I was in manitoba! Seriously though, backing the jib is a great way to get out of irons. Its a pretty impressive boat handling move also. Your boat is just sitting there, sails flapping away, and you either walk to the jib clew and pull it to windward or accomplish the same by pulling on the wrong (windward) jib sheet, and the bow swings out away from the wind. This is the procedure in the following pic. The wind is coming directly from the viewer (photographer). I had been beached nose to, on shore where the viewer is standing. Both sails had stayed up all afternoon, with sheets slack, while I picked up family on shore. The jib had been furled. I unfurled the jib, shoved off shore, backed the jib initially to windward to get to this position parallel to the shore. I have just let the windward sheet go, and am preparing to trim both the leeward jib sheet and main sheet, which will commence the boat sailing downwind.
Ed's got it right, you don't have to back the sail if you veer off the wind slightly, you can go right into sailing. And yes manitoba is a long way from cape cod Bill. You see, I backed the jib once when I was there, then cleated it, next thing I knew, I was in manitoba! Seriously though, backing the jib is a great way to get out of irons. Its a pretty impressive boat handling move also. Your boat is just sitting there, sails flapping away, and you either walk to the jib clew and pull it to windward or accomplish the same by pulling on the wrong (windward) jib sheet, and the bow swings out away from the wind. This is the procedure in the following pic. The wind is coming directly from the viewer (photographer). I had been beached nose to, on shore where the viewer is standing. Both sails had stayed up all afternoon, with sheets slack, while I picked up family on shore. The jib had been furled. I unfurled the jib, shoved off shore, backed the jib initially to windward to get to this position parallel to the shore. I have just let the windward sheet go, and am preparing to trim both the leeward jib sheet and main sheet, which will commence the boat sailing downwind.
next pic
This is the next picture in the sequence. The wind in the jib has continued to move the bow of the boat so that it is now downwind. Slight trim on the main, and it is pulling downwind. My next move was to get the jib out to the right hand side again, so that we were sailing wing and wing. Unfortunately, I don't have the third picture for the series.
This is the next picture in the sequence. The wind in the jib has continued to move the bow of the boat so that it is now downwind. Slight trim on the main, and it is pulling downwind. My next move was to get the jib out to the right hand side again, so that we were sailing wing and wing. Unfortunately, I don't have the third picture for the series.
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