Unreefing the main

Now we go the other way around. If attached remove the holdfast. Now bring tension on the reefline. This can be done with a normal winch and does not have to be done with a grinder winch. Open the stopper inside the boom near the gooseneck. Release the halyard half a meter, free the reeftack from the gooseneck and start hoisting the main. Make sure the cunnuninghamhole is totally free and release vang and mainsheet when putting final tension on the halyard.

keypoints to remember

• remove holdfast
• tension reefline
• open stopper under boom
• release reefline
• lower halyard half a meter
• free the reeftack near gooseneck
• hoist the main halyard
• release vang and main sheet
• tension the main halyard
• trim the vang and main sheet