Reef Your Mainsail the Right Way

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Will your reefed mainsail be protected against rips, tears or hardware failure? Take these five steps to protect your mainsail from expensive damage the next time you tuck in a reef in rough weather. Watch this sailing video to learn more. Also, see the five steps below on jiffy reefing the mainsail.

Five Steps to Jiffy Reef a Mainsail

1. Set the topping lift to keep the boom horizontal.
2. Slack the boom vang.
3. Lower the main halyard and slack the mainsheet at the same time.
4. Haul down and set the reef luff cringle. Raise the main and tension the luff.
5. Haul down on the reef clew cringle. Set outhaul and downhaul tension.

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