how to rig an albacore the Toronto Island Sailing Club way the first place you should go is the sign up board to check that your boat is noticed service if it looks good then find the name tags of yourself and your fellow sailors and place them under your boat number next is the sign of book here you should do another check for the boat being out of service or having any major issues that you should know about if everything checks out then write down the names of every person that will be in the boat also it's important to note your departure time in the area where you will be sailing so in case you don't make it back we will know when and where to rescue you now let's head over to the boat first take the dolly down off its pole then uncle' tall remotes on both sides if your boat has an easily detachable boom bang detach it now this is simply for convenience doing this now will give you more room to maneuver when you're doing the on water rigging in a minute now unravel the mainsheet off the boom and most importantly uncle'd it and make sure that there's some slack between the block in the boom then unattach the rudder lesion whatever other lines may be strung up at the rear of the boom now find the transom flat bungee this is the line that holds shut the clear plastic flaps in the stern of the boat preventing water from coming in hook the transom flat bungee on to its hook in the floor of the boat if there is no dedicated hook for this you can use whatever else is in reach to hook on such as a hiking strap it is important that it is attached to something and that the transom flaps are snug against the stern of the boat and free of any obstructions that would let water in now close the two rear buoyancy tank plugs in the one front block if you can't reach the front plug then this can be left until you are rigging on the water to make the angle less awkward for your fingers you can unclip the mast bend line if that's obstructing it as long as you tighten and cleat it again after you've closed the plug now it is time to lower the boom in the D rig state the boom is held up by the main halyard which is attached to the rear of the boom the cleat for the main halyard is inside the boat on the mast starboard side uncle'd it and make sure it's entirely outside of its jam cleat before you start to feed the line through lowering the boom while the line will technically move that way even if it's still inside the jam cleat doing this drastically reduces the service life of that jam cleat so please don't do it lower the boom slowly and carefully onto the port side of the boat like so now we're at some point you will need to retrieve a few more pieces of the boat use only the rudder and taylor that have your boat number on them also get two paddles any two will do and make sure that your boat either has a safety kit in and already or get one from the boat hose as an aside the smartest way to still paddles in the boat is like so with the paddle blade not tucked entirely underneath the gunnel but protruding inward from it you'll find that the paddle will reach the point of being wedged snugly sooner and not as far forward when stowed in this way and that's what will be easier to retrieve it and restore it on the water especially with one hand or while you're busy looking at something else now it's time to put the rudder onto the boat from this point forward it's important to keep in mind that if at any time you lift the front of the dolly too high off the ground and you will bang the rudder into the ground and risk damaging it now put the tiller into the rudder line up some holes on them and put the pin through them there may be several holes on the rudder and tiller it's not critical which ones you line up as long as the pin fits be sure that the tiller is under the mainsheet bridle at this point not over it because in a minute the boom and hence the mainsheet bridle with it will be raised and will need to move freely between each side of the boat it can't do that if the mainsheet bridle is caught underneath the tiller next attach the rudder leash this is important in case the rudder falls off in the water as these rudders don't float and they are expensive now get the sails from the sail shed use the sails for your boat number only you may run into rigging problems especially with the jib if you use the wrong boat sails if the previous user of your boat put the sails in the bag correctly then you should be able to place the sail bag on the boat like so and when you pull the bag off the front of the mainsail will be conveniently located at the front of the boat start the mainsail boltrope in the boom track then get one person to grab the mainsail and walk it to the stern of the boat while the other person holds the boom steady unroll the mainsail enough to free the jib then take the jib to the front of the boat the other person can go and attach the jib at this point but first we'll show it remains to be done with the mainsail you'll need to deal with the out haul that's the line ending in a shackle at the rear of the boom which will hold the clue that's the rear corner of the mainsail in the D rigged state the owed haul shackle is holding the main halyard detach the main halyard and hold it in your hand while you attach the owed haul shackle to the clue now with the main halyard in your hand find the head of the mainsail and attach the main halyard to it like so start the mainsail on the mast rack remove the slack from the main halyard and raise the main to a position just a few inches above the bottom of the track you don't want to raise the main too much at this point as a strong wind could then tip the boat over while it's still on land now that you are finished with the mainsail rigging on land it's time for the jib first locate the tack of the jib that is the front corner of it if you are having trouble figuring out which corner is the tack when the jib is bunched up like this remember that the front edge of the jib has a prominent wire in it and the bottom edge is curved now attach the tack to the pin provided for it at the very front of the boat be warned that the split rings on this pin are often difficult to work with then take the jib sheet shackle and attach it to the clue that is the lower rear corner of the jib it is important that if there is a wire loop of any kind at the jib clue do not attach the jib sheet to it that loop is for the jib stick so attach the jib sheet to the grommet directly now attach the head that's the top corner of the jib to the jib halyard which should be in its dreg position attached to the mast if there is a wire extension and loop to attach to here do make use of it and attach the jib halyard to that wire loop now it's time to raise the jib via the jib halyard the jib halyard has a remote control customarily the frontmost remote so you will need to take the slack out of and cleat this remote before attempting to raise the jib you raise the jib by pulling on the rope that goes up the inside of the mast and is attached to the jib halyard you need to pull on this rope until you see the other end of the jib halyard come out of the mast it is important that you pull on this robe only through the s hook on the jib halyard cascade as pulling it from any other angle will cause the rope to rub against the edges of the hole in the mast thus freeing it now hook that s hook on to the wire loop at the end of the jib halyard proper if it won't reach unclip the jib halyard remote and pull some slack through via any length of that line that you can see between the remote in the cascade until the s hook will reach the loop to stow the jib halyard rope make sure it is clear of the s hook to avoid fraying then wrap it in loops and stow it under the bungee on the mast the on land portion of rigging is now complete we are now ready to put the boat in the water and finish rigging there put the boat in the water on the lured side of the dock so that the wind will blow it away from the dock rather than into it you can have someone hold the painter by hand or you can tie it to a ring on the dock with a mooring hitch or a slipped bunt line hitch like so now it's time to get into the boat only one person should get into the boat at this time and the first thing they should do is make the boat more stable by lowering the sender board into the water at least half way if the water you are in is deep enough feel free to lower it all the way right now depending on your boat your center board may or may not stay put where you place it so you may need to cleat it at this point next raise the mainsail since you already start that the mainsail boltrope into the track of the mast this should be straightforward pull the main halyard until the boom is more or less even with the gooseneck on the mast if you have trouble raising the main that far then you have likely done something wrong look at the rear of the boom is the mainsheet bridle caught underneath the tiller if so detach and reattach the tiller where it ought to be beneath the bridle another frequent problem at this point is the bolt rope jamming on its way into the mast rack assuming that you are able to figure out how to raise the mane far enough so that the boom is even with the gooseneck cleat the main halyard to free up your hands so that you can put the boom onto the gooseneck as shown also while you're here attach the Cunningham to the mainsail now assuming that your main sail is all the way up it's time to cleat the main halyard for good cleat it in the jam cleat then around the horn cleat with two rounds followed by a figure eight followed by another round as long as the main halyard is secure no knot is necessary in fact a knot here is actually undesirable as it will make it more difficult to lower the main on the water in a hurry as one will have to do upon returning to the dock or in an emergency now wrap up the access line and stow it under the bungee on the mast now it is time to reattach your boom bang if you'd attached it on land earlier now that the mainsail is fully attached you need to tighten the remotes an appropriate amount the amount that each of these should be tightened as an entire subject in itself but for beginners just be sure to tighten the jib halyard a lot until it requires significant effort to pull anymore then tighten the other modes only a moderate amount generally more tight in high wind and less tight in low-end now you can put your rudder down into the water assuming that you put your tiller on correctly earlier that is beneath the mainsheet bridle this should be easy to do move your boat to the end of the dock if you aren't there already also if you have not yet lowered your center board fully do so now you are now ready to leave the dock in the channel at tisk the wind tends to travel along the channel either one way or the other not across it this lends some predictability to the situation depart from the dock starting head to wind and make the boat turn quickly into a close hauled point of sale by pulling the jib in tight in addition to the crew pushing the bowel way from the dock as they step into the boat in these first few seconds after leaving the dock it is crucial to get into a close hauled position and start sailing effectively right away rather than stay in irons and at best drift uselessly as will happen in a light wind or it worse drift quickly backwards and into the beach or our power boat dock as will happen in heavy wind it is difficult to move the bow enough to get into the close hauled point of sale at this time by a push off the dock alone therefore pulling the jib in tight to accomplish this as strongly recommended this is one of the few times when it is appropriate for the helm to handle the jib sheet as the crew will be busy at first getting settled in the boat and stowing the painter you are now sailing the standard way to return to the docket tisk is as follows approach the dock from upwind and lower the mainsail when you are within a few boat lengths of the dock aim at the end of the dock and send the crew with painter and hand out onto the bow the crew should be sitting far enough forward and their feet should be positioned in such a way that they can step onto the dock without having to scoot forward at the last second you are now home the end