Many years ago at Yellow Creek, the park would rent out a sailboat to anyone who could properly rig one! They figured that though lots of people “say” they know how to sail, if someone can rig the boat, they must know what they’re doing!
Rigging usually involves:
- uncovering the boat
- gathering items (PFD, rudder, sails)
- bending on and raising the jib sail
- bending on the mail sail
- attaching a rudder
- attaching a painter
- raising the sails
But each boat is a little different. Each club and boat owner may have a different habit as to how they set it up or put it away.
This year, IUP has new Club FJ sailboats. We’ll be rigging them for the first time, starting from the basics (putting the boats together after storage) .
Here’s a great setup video, where two teens put together an FJ
Every time you sail, there’s a process to launch the boat. Below is a very good tutorial from the Columbia U sailing club. There are slight variations among FJs of different years, but this is basically how our boats will be set up.
Here is a simple step by step PDF.
For a very detailed guide, download this draft FJ Rigging Procedures PDF for FJs at Yellow Creek (FOYC/IUP).