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JY15 CHECK LIST

Thanks to William Huckuba, the author of the original version of this guide. It has been adapated for the IUP Club

1. Collect bag and PFDs from shed; verify that your has a mainsheet and complete /tiller. If the air is light, ask the attendant if you can borrow a park paddle.

• 1 JY15 • 1 JY15 Jib (with Jib sheets attached) • 1 JY15 Rudder (with pin) and tiller • 1 (blue) mainsheet Rigging Order:

2. Prepare the "rig": Tension the rig by putting on the tensioner. Make sure that the side- or "shrouds" are reasonably tight.

3. Jib Attach jib to tack , and attach all jib clips (hanks). Work upwards. (note: clips must go on the same way) • •

• Pass each jib- through its ratchet and tie a figure eight in the end.

• Attach jib- (with shackle or )

4. Main sail • Slide mainsail foot slide and bolt-rope into the track on the

• Secure the mainsail tack with pin, then attach out-haul to clew of the mainsail. (When looking at the sail from behind the boom, the line has a bowline on the strap, passes right to left through the clew of the mainsail, left to right through the block at the strap, and along the starboard (right) side of the boom to the . Tie an eight-knot in the end).

• Attach mainhalyard (with shackle or bowline) • Rig the mainsheet. (Tie a bowline into the lowest part of the back block on the boom. traveler block and run the sheet from front to back on the traveler block. Run the sheet from back to front on the back block on the boom. Run the sheet through the keeper and the front block on the boom from back to front. Pass the sheet through the ratchet block (should click as line is pulled through it. IF BOAT HAS MAINSHEET CLEAT, AND YOU ARE EXPERIENCED IN SAILING, pass the sheet through the cleat housing. Tie an eight-knot in the end.)

• After checking to make sure the main is not twisted, pre-feed about 6 inches of luff bolt-rope into the track of the and cleat halyard.

5. Rudder • Attach the rudder to the boat. Place tiller into rudder; leading it under the traveler(this is the line with a block over it that crosses the of the boat); use the pin to keep it in place; and secure in the UP position with the correct line (usually white) to the cleat on the tiller.

6. Launching For now we launch from the shore at IUP. Make sure the centerboard is tied in the raised position. Tie a 10ft line around the mast and coil it (this is to hold the boat, or for towing). Do not move the boat with fewer than four people to LIFT it. "Dragging" on sand and rocks will lead to repairs.

• Orient the boat so that it's is into the . • Push the boat into knee-deep water • Get your crew aboard and prepare to launch (it's nice if another person can help you launch).

• Push boat into the water and bring it around to the T-dock such that the bow is into the wind, and the boat is not being blown against the dock.

• Lower centerboard and rudder. • Raise mainsail first then jib (if the jib was not previously raised).

Precautions: CAUTIONS

• Never raise the mainsail until you are ready to sail away. Your boat must be oriented towards the wind (in irons). Be careful of the "boom" -- remind your crew to be careful of the boom. Placing a hand on the boom as you walk near the boat can be helpful. • Raising the jib on the dock is acceptable in all but the worst wind conditions. Note that raising on the dock could result in the boat flipping or making it nearly impossible to push the boat off the dock with the prevailing . • Always check the centerboard and rudder to insure they are in the full UP position before attempting to move the JY off the dock. Also check the pin on the rudder, it should pass through both gudgeons on the rudder and both gudgeons on the boat.

• Always let someone know your sailing the JYs. These boats CAN be difficult to right after flipping when the combined crew weight is less than 230lbs in higher winds. • Sailing is a hazardous recreation. Always ask for help if you are unsure how to sail or how to rig. It is better to live and sail another day than to take a risk and never sail again.