Hello!
So after work I have 16/17 mph winds forecast with higher gusts, I weight 160lbs. I think I understand how to de power my sail by pulling the outhauls tight and gooseneck adjustment. I watched the "gust adjust" video and I think I'll be able to to tie things up like that, but I have not really found a good diagram of the final setup or it's alternatives. I saw a discussion about a two halyard system that was not a gust adjust, but I am not sure how to tie it all up. What I don't want it to have the sail lashed to the mast in a way that does not let me lower the sail if I can't handle the winds. I plan to just set the sail to depower mode and sail it around this afternoon, so I don't think I need the main halyard to raise the sail to a new position. Should I just set the Jens line like in the gust adjust video?
Here is my best description of what I see in the video: Tie a 16" loop in a line, girth hitch the loop to the mast cap, pull the loop inline with the mast and pull the two legs to form it's own "slot" for the other end of the line to be strung through, tie the strung through end to the spar in the Jens position (70" from the top cap junction?) and haul on the other end of the line to raise the sail. Does this mean that you essentially have a loop down by the mast cleat? I need a diagram.
So after work I have 16/17 mph winds forecast with higher gusts, I weight 160lbs. I think I understand how to de power my sail by pulling the outhauls tight and gooseneck adjustment. I watched the "gust adjust" video and I think I'll be able to to tie things up like that, but I have not really found a good diagram of the final setup or it's alternatives. I saw a discussion about a two halyard system that was not a gust adjust, but I am not sure how to tie it all up. What I don't want it to have the sail lashed to the mast in a way that does not let me lower the sail if I can't handle the winds. I plan to just set the sail to depower mode and sail it around this afternoon, so I don't think I need the main halyard to raise the sail to a new position. Should I just set the Jens line like in the gust adjust video?
Here is my best description of what I see in the video: Tie a 16" loop in a line, girth hitch the loop to the mast cap, pull the loop inline with the mast and pull the two legs to form it's own "slot" for the other end of the line to be strung through, tie the strung through end to the spar in the Jens position (70" from the top cap junction?) and haul on the other end of the line to raise the sail. Does this mean that you essentially have a loop down by the mast cleat? I need a diagram.