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Re: Raising main going downwind

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Originally Posted by peterchech View Post
What about if your engine won't start and you have to raise the main in a breeze but can't motor into the wind?
I just ease the mainsheet so that the boom is as in-line with the wind as possible. However, as Rich mentioned above - you have to be careful to not get your sail/battens hung up in the rigging.
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Last edited by smackdaddy; 05-24-2012 at 01:04 PM.
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