How to "down" the main sail ?

[buffy805]

I have follow the tutorial (without really understanding what this this color rope was really doing).
My main sail is up, but i m stuck against a rock.
Perhaps the wind on the sail...

Since 2 hours I have not find how to have the sail down, how to lowered it.
Which rope, which color, what side, what to do and why.

Can someone tell me the basic to lower the main sail of the mast ?
Thanks in advance.

[RubbaKeys16k]

On the left hand winch on top of the cabin, the red line is the mainsheet to control the angle of the boom/mainsail - if that's on the winch, take it off by clicking the winch, then the wiggly line icon and then the red mainsheet icon. The blue line is the halyard to hoist the sail up - do the same for that to release it as above for the mainsheet, if it's on the winch instead (but it probably isn't).

In order to free both lines (mainsheet & halyard), the right hand of the four icons on that winch is for the jammers, which hold the lines in place - make sure the mainsheet and halyard jammers are open so that those lines can both run free. Depending on your boat's angle to the wind, that may allow the boom to swing out far enough and the mainsail to drop.

If you're really stuck, there is a Reset Boat option in the menu, which will get all the sails down etc. and then you should be able to motor off the rocks and try starting again from a safe distance.

I hope that helps

[[OFAW] Turbo]

Originally posted by buffy805:

I have follow the tutorial (without really understanding what this this color rope was really doing).
My main sail is up, but i m stuck against a rock.
Perhaps the wind on the sail...

Since 2 hours I have not find how to have the sail down, how to lowered it.
Which rope, which color, what side, what to do and why.

Can someone tell me the basic to lower the main sail of the mast ?
Thanks in advance.

DW Buffy ur not alone, I have done all tutorials easily then go to free sail and am totally stuck trying to catch wind lol. I wish multiplayer existed to have a coach!!

[nelliebly]

ofaw turbo
Until you have a better grasp of sail handling, try using Auto Sail. Click the little square under the "menu" in the upper left corner of your screen. Then pay attention to how the Hands adjust the sails under different conditions. Do this purposfully -- pointing the boat in different relative positions to the wind.

Be aware that you cannot make manual changes to the sails while AutoSail is engaged.

To adjust the sails without Auto Sail, let out/loosen the sheet until the sail starts to flap in the wind, then pull in slowly until it stops flapping which means it is "full" and you have "caught the wind." There's more to learn about trimming the sails, but that crude approach will let you sail until you're ready to refine your moves.

Also remember that you can't sail directly into the wind but must be at least 20 degrees off (the bow of the boat must point away from the wind by that much). Mind the little black pointer on the wind indicator next to the compass.

To get a good feel for how close you can sail to the wind, try this exercise. Using pencil and paper will help you remember better than looking at a diagram. Draw a half a circle. Put an arrow at the top center to indicate the wind blowing into your semi-circle. Now draw a line from
the arrow to the bottom line of the semi circle dividing it in half. Now draw lines cutting the halves in half again. Like slicing a pie. Blacken the top two slices. (They really indicate 22.5 degrees -- but close enough.) You can't sail there/your sails won't fill.

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Originally posted by OFAW Turbo:

Originally posted by buffy805:

I have follow the tutorial (without really understanding what this this color rope was really doing).
My main sail is up, but i m stuck against a rock.
Perhaps the wind on the sail...

Since 2 hours I have not find how to have the sail down, how to lowered it.
Which rope, which color, what side, what to do and why.

Can someone tell me the basic to lower the main sail of the mast ?
Thanks in advance.

DW Buffy ur not alone, I have done all tutorials easily then go to free sail and am totally stuck trying to catch wind lol. I wish multiplayer existed to have a coach!!

Lowering main sail is in tutorial, you should relaunch it a few times until you memorize it.

For catching the wind, ESail won't tell you a lot about it ; you're supposed to know the basic of how wind interact with the sail, this schema is very basic but helped me a lot to understand when i had no clue about it :
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8f/56/9b/8f569b8974cc257b643d407c42caabfd.jpg

[[OFAW] Turbo]

Thanks heaps guys, i'll give it a shot later.
Still my multiplayer point stands lol :)