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Learn to sail: Basic Mainsail Controls

by Tom Chamberlain, RYA 19 Jan 2021 11:00 GMT
How to Sail: Basic Mainsail Controls © Mark Jardine / RYA

RYA Coach Simon explains the basic principles behind the mainsail controls, the mainsheet, the kicker, the cunningham and the outhaul.

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