[Public-list] lazy jacks

[George Dinwiddie]

Gordon Laco wrote:
> Ok - here goes;
> 
> What I am describing is called by sailors a 'sea furl' because it is a good
> way to stow the mainsail quickly at sea and in bad weather without using the
> whole crew to gather it up and tie in the gaskets.
> 
> To do this you would go up to the mast and ease the main halyard enough that
> the first reef tack comes down to the boom.  Snub the halyard, and haul in
> the first reef line...which will pull the first reef clew almost to the
> boom. Tie it off.  Hold the first reef tack in one hand while easing the
> halyard again with the other.  If you hold that tack in your left hand, and
> control the halyard with your right, you will basically be lowering the sail
> into the trough created by the first reef tack and clew.  Once you have the
> main mostly or all down, tie off the halyard and roll the sail up tightly
> onto the boom.  I always tie the first gasket with the tail of the boom vang
> (because it is always there)  work your way back to the cockpit tying on
> another two gaskets and you will end up with the mainsail rolled onto the
> boom with a 'skin' of smooth sailcloth on top.  You then cast off the reef
> line so you are not surprised by it when next you raise the main.
> 
> The whole thing looks neat and tidy, easy as pie once you do it a couple of
> times.
> 
> When you have two people on board, the person who stays in the cockpit
> steering controls the tiller (or wheel as in our case) with a foot while
> holding the first reef clew while the mast man holds the first reef tack.
> The main dumps into the trough as before and the sail then gets rolled into
> a tight bundle on top of the boom.
> 
> Hope that helps.  I sent someone a series of diagrams a year or so ago... If
> you'd like them I can offer them again.

If you email them to me, I'll post 'em on the website.


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