ATTACHING THE MAIN Slot Track Slide Slide Bolt rope Slot Gooseneck fastening called
a shackle connects the halyard to the head (top corner) of the sail.
A closable Halyard
HEAD
GOOSENECK Gooseneck is a fitting capable of pivoting in all directions that is used to connect the boom to the mast. This is where the tack of the mainsail is usually attached. The luff and foot of the mainsail are attached to the mast and boom by either a slot (left) or a track (mast on right). The sail is made with either a bolt rope or plastic slugs that fit into the slot, or metal fittings that slide on a track.
ATTACHING THE JIB
Metal hanks are spring- loaded clips that hold the jib to the forestay.
Some jibs have
cloth tabs that attach the luff of the sail to the forestay.
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The furling drum turns to adjust the size of the jib and is controlled from the cockpit with a furling line.