How to hoist a mainsail | Inspire and Learn Basics | TMG Yachts

Here is how to hoist the mainsail on a Lagoon and similar catamarans. We walk you through what you need to do from leaving the dock to setting sail.

NOTE: Pay attention to the topping lift (this will further be discussed in our next episode).

Videos referred to in this video...

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[rcdobson]

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[goldtinkerer]

An anemometer is a wind speed indicator not a wind direction indicator in the US. A Wind Vane measures wind direction . Love your instructional videos. I send all of my new crew members to this website before a charter.

[santinocaldarone]

brilliant video! best one I've watched on YouTube so i'm excited to see the next ones

[christopherkohel]

Just found your channel and subbed.
Excellent tutorials! Keep up the great work!

[brienw]

Would also like to see you put in a reef and take one out, great content!

[johnward]

hi I love the learning to a catamarans, and would love to see a man over board and recovery while at sail.

[meirriba]

I miss an issue in the description. That is the tendency of the battens to catch on the lines of the lazy pack in any sort of waves that rock the boat or misalignment of the direction of the vessel being perfectly into the wind..
In my experience there are two possible solutions to this.
1. Send someone on the cabin roof to sort each line that has been caught, by cooperation with the crew member that is doing the raising.
2. Before raise of the sail, (or when the first batten is in danger of being caught gets close to the lines), release the whole system of the lazy pack and complete the sail deployment. When the sail is fully up, retighten the lines of the pack to their regular position.

[kishenm]

I also check for a downhaul and make sure it is un-locked.

[brienw]

Also, would you close the clutch and remove the halyard from winch for use with the jib lines?

[garyminnaar]

Hi I see that you don’t seem to use the topping lift when hoisting and then when hoisted releasing it?

[captainirv]

Hi,
You mentioned in 8:09 that there is another video after hoisting is complete. Would you please tell what is the number (or link) to that video? Thanks for this Back to Basics videos! VERY Useful!!!

[ozuelo]

You forgot to mention the Topping Lift.

[tancolvis]

Hoist need to be automate as it way heavy n takes time winding, needs to just press a button n it goes up n down