White Formula Whisper User manual

User Manual
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Index
1. Trampoline
2. Main Foils
3. Spinnaker Pole
4. Mast Setup
5. Mast Rigging
6. Rig Tension
7. Trapeze Lines
8. Rudders
9. Boom
10. Main Sheet and Traveler
11. Main Sail
12. Downhaul
13. Hosting the Jib
14. Jib Sheets
15. Spinnaker Setup
16. Spinnaker Sheets
17. Foil Setup
18. Capsize
19. Do’s & Don’ts
20. Damage Reduction

•Feed front bolt rope though the track under the main beam (1)
• Place the trampoline rod though the back of the trampoline (this will be used to help tighten the trampoline) (2)
• Feed both side bolt ropes down the side tracks, pulling each side a few inches at a time. (3)
• Feed the trampoline lacing strip though the track under the rear beam (5)
• Use trampoline line to tighten the two together (7)
•Feed rope though the eye around the rod (use a fid to help with this) and back though the same eye and move along to the next eyelet (6)
• The tighter the better, this will help to create a stiffer platform.
Trampoline
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• This can be done with the mast down or up (but you may find it a little easier
without the mast up)
• When inserting the main foils it has to be done before the rudders are attached
• Take off the cleat and ride height adjuster
• Make sure that the stern of the boat is sitting on a padded ground
• Lift the bow of the boat high enough to slide in one foil from underneath, make
sure that the inspection hole in the side of the foil is facing inboard (1)
• If doing this with only two people put the opposite foil to the bow that’s being lifted,
this will help with stability
• Bring the bow back down put the cleat and ride height adjuster back on
• Feed the ride height adjuster line through the fitting as shown in photo (4)
• Tie the foil in place, wrap some rope around the main beam and around the T
section of the foil (this will stop the foil dropping down when you lift up the other
side)
• If doing this with the mast already up you can just run the foil strop though the eye
on the trapeze and though the cleat on the foil, this will hold the foil up
• Repeat this process with the other foil (5)
Main Foils
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• Slot both ends of the spinnaker pole together (1)
• Place the pin into the pole mount on the main beam (2)
• Attach the whisker lines to the bridle wire and shackle to the eyelets on the bow (3)
• Use the velcro to attach the bag to the pole (4)
• Tie on the spinnaker bag using the eyelets under the pole and main beam (5)
• Its worth keeping the tension lines and striker in the spinnaker bag until you need them, this will help
to keep things neater (7)
Spinnaker Pole
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• Place the trapeze lines on each side of the mast (one red and one green on each side)
• Make sure the trapeze line with the stainless eye just above the handle is the front one, this will be
used to hold the foil up when on land.
• Place the forestay, both shrouds and jib block on the lower shackle make sure that the shrouds are
on the out side and the jib halyard and forestay are in the middle (see photo).
• Run the jib halyard through the loose block with the shackle attached, then run the halyard back up
though the top block, and tie the sacrificial jib halyard on, as it wont have enough length by its self
(see diagram)
• Run the kite halyard down the mast, make sure the end which will attach to the kite head is in front
of everything with the other end behind everything then running thought the cleat at bottom.
• It is better if you tie off everything at the bottom of the mast to stop the lines getting tangled when
erecting the mast Shroud
Trapeze
Forestay
Jib Halyard
Mast
Block
Jib halyard
Sacrificial
halyard
Jib shackle
Hounds
Mast Setup
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•When attaching the shroud to the platform use the bow shackle to attach though the eye with the
spinnaker sheet block facing forward (1)
•To make the erection of the mast easier place the shrouds on the top hole on the shroud plate and
adjust afterwards accordingly
•Screw on the stainless striker to the top plate, put just enough to hold the mast as you want this to be
as long as possible (2)
•Place the foot of the mast on the ball on the main beam, with the mast rotated at 90 degrees. This will
help stop the mast jumping off the ball when erecting it (3)
•Take one trapeze handle and stand in front of the mast, this will be used to help pull up the mast
•The second person will stand at the top end of the mast and walk the mast up keeping it a 90
degrees, the person at the bottom of the mast should make sure that the mast doesn't want to
jump of the ball until there is a suitable amount of downward force to stop that (only when the
mast is between 90 - 50 degrees)
•When erecting the mast place the eye of the forestay though the top pin on the stainless striker. (5)
Rigging the Mast
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•To attach the spinnaker pole to the forestay take the stainless striker and screw it to the
thread on the bottom of the forestay and put a couple of turns on, this will work as a
bottle screw so it will tighten up from both top and bottom as you screw it up
•Keep screwing until you are happy with the mast rake
•Take the second (loose) carbon striker and place it over the long threaded rod coming
out of the bottom of the main beam (3)
•Split the wire behind the carbon striker and shackle the starboard end to the starboard
plate under the rear beam (this is under the trampoline) (5)
•Then lash the port end through the pull on the port side and tighten up accordingly to
how much rig and pole tension is required (4)
•Noted it is very important to have a solid amount of tension on this as its the
only thing supporting the main beam, it is not advisable to go sailing with loose
striker tension. We suggest a minimal reading of 17 on the loos gage.
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•Feed the trapeze bungee through the eyes on the trampoline, pulling it under the
tramp and poke it though the eye on the opposite side of the boat (1)
•Place a bowline in each end of the bungee
•Feed the trapeze line through the bottom hole of the trapeze handle with a stopper
knot in the other end (2)
•Feed the trapeze line though the block on the stainless loop (3)
•Take the trapeze rope back up to the trapeze handle and feed it through the cleat (4)
•Place a stopper knot in the end of the rope but leave enough of a tail so you still
have some rope to pull your self up with
•Pull the bungee bowline though the small gap between the pulley and the stainless
loop and hook it over the stainless loop (5)
•Make sure that trapeze with the metal eye above the handle are the forward ones
this will be used in keeping the foils up when on land (7)
•Repeat on the other trapezes
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•Take off the rope at the top of the rudder and slide the rudder stock over the rudder, this should be a nice tight fit (1)
•Make sure the bungee loops around the foil as this will help keep the foil up when sailing in shallow water
•Put the rope back in, this will be used as a handle to pull up the rudders on the water
•Loop the bungee over the bottom of the rudder and back thought the bobble this will hold the rudder up when on land (2)
• Drop the rudder stock over the top pintle and slide the bolt thought the bottom pintle (make sure the tiller arm is bending inwards)
• Tighten up, tight enough to stop any play in the stock but not so that is gives friction when steering
• Clip the connecter bar to the two rudder stocks (3)
•Clip on the tiller extension
Rudders
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