Emergency Jib Furl Practice Checklist
Emergency Jib Furl Practice Checklist
- Notice weather coming
- Prepare to furl jib, recognize furling failure
- Assign someone to announce situation on VHF and keep watch
- Have a sound producing device – a rechargeable boat air horn – ready for emergency signals
- Remind crew in cockpit to mind the jib sheets as planned
- Dash forward
- Assess options
- Roll sail up by hand using portion around headstay / drop jib / roll from clew
- Secure sail with sheets or spare halyard
- Secure lines
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