Start the engines and give them time to warm up. Bring the boom just starboard of center with the mainsheet traveler and ease the main sheet slightly.

Load the main halyard on to the winch and take the tension off the clutch, release the lever. Bring the boat head to wind and tighten the topping lift. Make sure the halyard is free to run out then cast off the turns from the winch, let the sail fall quickly with just one turn around the winch drum.

Tighten the mainsheet so the boom does not swing from side to side, make sure the topping lift is set so that the main sheet blocks have sufficient clearance between them. Stow the sail into the stack pack and zip it closed. Take a light line from the goose neck connection to the head of the sail to prevent it from riding up while the halyard is still connected.

Do not release the main halyard with the mainsheet tightly sheeted, this can put a sudden load on to the boom compression strut and cause damage.