Rigging, Step by Step ／ 组装与装配步骤
From a bag of parts on the beach to a boat ready to launch. Always rig head-to-wind (bow pointing into the wind) so the sail flaps freely instead of powering up while you work. 从沙滩上一堆零件，到一艘可以下水的船。组装时务必让船头正对来风，这样帆会自由抖动而不会突然吃风。
Assemble the mast接桅杆
Push the upper mast section firmly into the lower section until the spigot seats fully.
把上节桅杆用力插入下节，直到接头完全到位、不再松动。
Batten, then sleeve先插帆骨，再套帆
First slide the battens into their leech pockets (thin end in, snug not forced). Then sleeve the sail's luff over the mast, head first, all the way up.
先把帆骨逐根插入帆后缘的插袋（细头朝里，插紧但别硬顶）。再把帆前缘的套筒从桅杆顶端套下，一路推到帆顶到顶。
Step the mast立桅
Lift the mast vertical and drop its base into the mast step in the foredeck. It should spin freely.
把桅杆竖起，将底端插入前甲板的桅座。装好后桅杆应能自由转动。
Attach the boom装帆杆
Clip the boom to the gooseneck on the mast, then hook the sail's clew to the boom end.
把帆杆扣到桅杆的接头（gooseneck）上，再把帆的后下角（帆脚）挂到帆杆末端。
Rig the control lines接帆型控制索
Connect the three sail-shape lines: outhaul, cunningham and vang. These are the trickiest part — full breakdown below.
连接三条帆型控制索：帆脚外拉、帆领下拉、压帆器。这是最难的环节——详解见下方「帆型三索」。
Reeve the mainsheet穿主缭
Lead the sheet through the block system so a light pull on your end trims the whole sail. How the purchase works is explained below.
把主缭穿过整套滑轮，这样你手上轻轻一拉就能收紧整面帆。滑轮组的工作原理见下方详解。
Fit the rudder & tiller装舵
Hang the rudder on the transom pintles and lock it down; slide the tiller forward under the traveler. Tie off the rudder hold-down and finish loose line-ends with a stopper knot (knots below).
把舵挂到船尾的舵针上并锁住；舵柄从缭桥下方向前穿入。系好舵的下压绳，并在松散的绳头打一个止索结防脱出（绳结见下方）。
Daggerboard & launch插稳向板、下水
Drop the daggerboard into its slot (leave it half-up near shore), launch, then push it fully down in deep water.
把稳向板放入插槽（近岸先插一半），下水后在深水处再完全插到底。
The three control lines, explained 帆型三索详解 · 装配中最容易搞混的部分
Three ropes, three edges of the sail. Each one tensions a different edge to change the sail's shape. Pull them all on to flatten and de-power in strong wind; ease them all off for a deep, powerful sail in light wind. 三条绳，对应帆的三条边。每条张紧一条边来改变帆型。大风时三条全收紧＝帆变平、减力；小风时三条全放松＝帆变鼓、加力。
foot 下缘
luff 前缘
leech 后缘
Three lines, three edges — outhaul = foot, cunningham = luff, vang = leech. More wind → pull all three on (flat sail). Less wind → ease all three off (full sail).
三索对三边：外拉＝下缘、下拉＝前缘、压帆器＝后缘。风大全收紧（帆平）；风小全放松（帆鼓）。
How each line is actually tied on 三索如何用绳连接 · 接到哪里、怎么走线
Each line attaches at the sail/spar corner it controls, runs through one or more blocks to multiply your pull, and finishes at a cleat you can release. Below: where each one starts, where it leads, and which way you haul it. 每条索都接在它所控制的帆角／桅杆部位，穿过一个或多个滑轮来放大拉力，最后落到一个可随时松开的角索上。下面分别给出：从哪里起、走到哪里、往哪个方向拉。
Clew → boom-end block → cleat帆脚 → 帆杆端滑轮 → 角索
Tie the line to the clew, lead it around a block at the aft end of the boom, then forward along the boom to a cleat. Pulling the tail draws the clew out and flattens the foot.
把绳系在帆脚，绕过帆杆末端的滑轮，再沿帆杆向前引到角索。拉绳尾就把帆脚向外拉、压平下缘。
Luff cringle → gooseneck block → cleat帆领孔 → 帆杆接头滑轮 → 角索
Thread the line through the cringle (eyelet) low on the front edge, down through a block at the gooseneck, then to a cleat. Pulling down stretches the luff and flattens the sail.
把绳穿过帆前缘下部的帆领孔，向下穿过帆杆接头处的滑轮，再到角索。下拉就拉伸前缘、使帆变平。
Mast base ↔ boom, many parts桅座 ↔ 帆杆，多段绳省力
A block-and-tackle runs between a fitting at the mast base and a fitting under the boom. Many rope falls multiply your pull, so a light hand hauls the boom hard down — controlling leech tension and twist.
在桅座接点与帆杆下方接点之间装一组滑轮组。多段绳放大了拉力，所以轻轻一拉就能把帆杆狠狠下压——控制后缘张力与扭转。
How the mainsheet works 主缭工作原理 · 你的"油门"
The mainsheet is the rope in your hand that pulls the sail in and out. It runs through a set of blocks (pulleys) so a light hand-pull controls the big load on the sail. 主缭是你手中收放帆的那根绳。它穿过一组滑轮，因此手上轻轻一拉，就能控制帆上巨大的受力。
Pull = power, ease = spill拉＝加力，放＝泄力
Pull it in and the boom comes toward the centerline — the sail fills, powers up and points higher. Let it out and the sail opens and spills wind — less power. It is your throttle.
往里收，帆杆靠近中线——帆吃满风、动力增大、能更贴风行驶。往外放，帆张开漏风——动力减小。它就是油门。
The blocks form a purchase (pulley advantage): the load is shared across several rope falls, so you pull a longer length but with much less force — light enough to hold a powered-up sail by hand. The ratchet block grips under load so your hand doesn't tire.
这些滑轮组成省力滑轮组：受力被多段绳分担，你拉的绳更长、但用力小得多——小到能徒手拉住吃满风的帆。棘轮滑轮在受力时会"咬住"，让手不易累。
Never cleat the mainsheet in a dinghy. Hold it in your hand so you can dump it instantly in a gust — releasing the sheet is your fastest way to stop a capsize.
小艇上绝不要把主缭固定（上夹）。始终握在手里，阵风一来能立刻松手放掉——松缭是阻止翻船最快的办法。
Essential knots 必备绳结 · 图示捆绑方法
Six knots cover almost everything on a small boat. In each illustration below one rope is shown in orange, and the second rope — or the post / rail you tie onto — in green. 小船上常用的就这六个结。下图中主绳为橙色，第二条绳（或你系上的桩、栏杆）为绿色。图示来自 Wikimedia Commons（公有领域）。
Stopper at a rope's end止索结 · 防止脱出
The non-jamming stopper. Put one on the end of the mainsheet and every control line so it can't run out through its block.不会卡死的绳头结。在主缭与每条控制索的绳头各打一个，防止绳子从滑轮中脱出。
A loop that never slips or jams不滑、不卡死的固定环
The sailor's most useful knot — a fixed loop for sheets, painters and dock lines that unties easily even after heavy load.水手最常用的结——打出固定大小的环，受力后仍易解开。
Quick attach to a post or rail快速系到桩或栏杆
Two crossing turns — fast to tie and adjust. Good for fenders and lashing to a rail; back it up with a half hitch if it must hold hard.两道交叉缠绕，打、调都快。适合挂防撞球或绑栏杆；受力大时再加一个半结更保险。
Tie a boat to a ring or post把船系到环或桩上
The round turn takes the strain while you tie; two half hitches lock it. The go-to for painters, mooring rings and dock posts.先绕一整圈承力，再打两个半结锁住。系缆绳、系泊环、码头桩的首选。
Join two ends of equal rope连接两条粗细相同的绳
Flat and tidy for bundling a furled sail or tying in a reef. Not for a heavy load or two different-sized ropes — it can capsize and slip.平整服帖，适合捆扎收起的帆或扎缩帆。不可用于重载或粗细不同的绳——会松脱。
Join two ropes of different size连接两条粗细不同的绳
The reliable way to bend two lines together — works even when they differ in thickness, where a reef knot would slip. Double the tuck for slippery rope.把两条绳系到一起的可靠方法——即使粗细不同也牢固，而平结在此会松脱。绳子滑时多绕一道更保险。
Knot illustrations: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. 结绳图：Wikimedia Commons，公有领域。
Rig with the bow into the wind and the mainsheet loose. A rigged boat left side-on to a gust can power up and flip on land or knock you down.
组装时船头要正对来风、主缭放松。已装好帆的船若侧对阵风，可能突然吃风，在岸上掀翻或撞到人。