Hoisting the Mainsail

1. Ensure the battens are set up

2. Release shroud tension -- you can’t hoist the main with a mast under tension

3. As you hoist, push battens up - hold the mast down with your foot on the mast collar, otherwise the mast will jump out of its step.

4. As you hoist the final stretch, stand by the stern of the boat

5. At the top, ensure you jam the halyard in the cleat at top of mast

6. Coil up the halyard line, attach it to the boom (near one of the spreaders), or to a spreader if you can reach), with a bungee, velcro, or short piece of webbing. (Early instruction videos suggested putting the halyard line in fillet at the bottom of the sail, this is not recommended as it can jam the mainsheet in the ratchet block).

For more information refer to Sail Hoisting