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Sunfish Sailboat Beach Tips
July 7, 2024 · 2 min · 1K views
What this video covers
Launching and rigging a Sunfish for a beach session, Kent Blair covers bow line management, halyard routing, boom orientation, and sail stowage while the boat sits on the beach.
The bow line should be coiled in a Flemish coil to control the boat as it floats on and off the dolly.0:07 The booms mount on the port side of the mast because the halyard runs up through the top on the port side and back down the starboard side, keeping the sail and rigging clear of the hoisting side.0:42 The gooseneck should point to starboard — "pointing right is the right way."1:00 A figure-eight knot on the halyard end prevents it from being sucked through the fitting in wind.1:08 The halyard attaches with a clove hitch plus two extra half hitches.1:20 For beach breaks, Blair demonstrates a "beach roll" — rolling the sail on itself rather than around the booms — then securing it with a quick hitch on the sheet to prevent wind damage from flogging.1:40 The rudder goes up, booms rest on the starboard side so they lie down on the port side, and the daggerboard inserted in its slot creates a notch that supports the booms and sail.2:04 A sponge aboard is treated as standard kit.2:33
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