Guide of catamaran manoeuvres : Taking a reef The wind is increasing
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The wind is increasing
The wind is increasing; it is time to take a reef… The easiest way is to bring the boat onto a beat, to make the manoeuvre easier. Free off the mainsheet traveller a little, than the mainsheet a little. You will then have to take in the main halyard to free it from the jammer.
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