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Shipshape Shipshape
Leave the boat clean, tidy and safely secured • Bail and dry cockpit • Tie off halyards • Stow rudder and tiller • Remove or raise board • Put away sails • Remove personal gear • Return PFDs
• Remove tank plugs and drain hull if the boat is stored ashore
Lowering Sail In most cases, the boat should be tied to the dock or mooring before lowering the sails. On a beach, you may slide the boat ashore before taking the sails down.
Make sure the halyards are untangled and free to run. Lower the sails in the reverse order that they were raised: mainsail down first, then jib. Support the boom to keep it from dropping as the main halyard is lowered. Secure both ends of the halyards when you take them off the sails.
If the sails are dry, put them away as you found them. Either roll them by starting at the head and keeping the battens parallel to the foot, or fold (“flake”) the sails instead. To fold the sail, start at the foot and make accordion pleats. Ten start from the clew end and fold into a small square. Wet sails should be rinsed, if salty, and dried before putting them away.
If you have capsized and the mast or sail were muddied, be sure to wash them clean. Mud can dry nearly as hard as concrete and stain a sail. You may be asked to remove the rudder and tiller and raise the centerboard or daggerboard if the boat is not going to be used for a while. Coil up the halyards and sheets, and stow them so they can dry.
No Loose Lines
Never leave lines hanging loose! At all times, both ends of a halyard should be captive:
• Attached to the sail • In your hand • Secured to the mast
If not, one end will go up the mast out of reach.
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