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UCI J/22 Sailing Manual 16
nearest the channel open.
When tying up the middle boat (which is the second boat in the slip) use the bridle lines that
are fixed on the dock at the bow and hook them to the eyes on the bow of the boat. There
should be two lines for the bow. This will keep the bow snug. Use a spring line between the
stern cleat of the boat that is tied to the inner dock, and the winch of your boat (the middle
boat). These lines are pre-measured with fixed loops on both ends. These spring lines will keep
the boat from going too far forward in the slip and will keep it parallel to the boats on both
sides if the stern lines are tied correctly.
Next, tie the stern-line of your boat, to the boat that is tied to the inner dock. When the third
boat comes in to the slip, they will be able to use the dock to stop. They will use the fixed stern
and spring lines and will secure the boat’s bow-line to the cleat on the dock.
Use a spring line from the outer boat to the middle boat. When all 3 boats are in the slip there
must be spring-lines on both sides of the middle boat and the stern lines from each outer
boat attached to the middle boat.
If there are only two boats in the slip, the middle boat will only be tied up to the dock at the
bow and to the other boat. Do not block the open slip with spring lines or a stern line.
Mainsail
1. Attach main halyard to the end of the boom and
take up slack.
2. Untie main sail ties and pull out the slug pin,
releasing the main sail slugs.
3. Fold the sail on top of the boom, keeping the
battens straight, then use sail ties to secure the sail.
4. Note: The luff of the main sail should move aft
as you fold it so that the battens remain parallel to the
boom.
5. Cover the tiller and clip the shock cord to the grommet on the tiller cover to secure the tiller.
6. The backstay should be snug and cleated, but not too tight.
Loosen the backstay, so that there is a small amount of pressure on it. No slack, but not pulled tight.
The mast should be straight. To do this, you may need to loosen the mainsheet a bit. If the mainsheet
was cleated when the backstay was tight, then as you loosen the back stay the boom could rise, and
you should loosen the mainsheet to allow this. Once the back stay is re-cleated with light pressure,
snug up the mainsheet.