hi i'm alex schulte with in washington sailing marinas summer sailing school and today i'm teaching you how to sail this is rigging and parts of the boat the first thing you do when you rig up a sunfish is make sure you have your lifejacket on securely then when you get on the boat you want to be sure to keep your weight low and towards the center of the boat so you don't tip the boat over and the first thing you do once you're on the boat is to put the center board down the next thing you do is unravel the main sheet and the halyard the two lines that are wrapped around your sail once the two lines that are wrapped around your sail are unraveled you will take out the mast from the mast hole and lay it down on your boat and slide the mainsail out from underneath the bridle so that it isn't underneath it anymore next you will grab the line called the halyard which is in the front part of the sail and put it through the hole on the top of the mast then slide the little brass ring that's called the goose neck back so it's lined up with the hole in the boat for the mast and then you're ready to pull up the mainsail then you tie down the halyard on the cleat with something called a cleat knot next you'll crawl to the back of the boat and attach the other line called the mainsheet to the bridle once you've attached the mainsheet to the bridle you can put the rudder down once you've done all of this your boat is rigged up and ready to sail that was rigging and parts of the boat next is basic maneuvering