This is what I do:

I live on a freshwater lake, and keep my H-16 on a standing H-shaped dock. I use quick disconnecting clips to attach the sheet blocks to the boom. I unclip the boom from the blocks and leave the sheet and blocks sit on the tramp all season. I loosen the downhaul and remove the boom from the mast. I lower the main sail, leaving the boom attached to the main. I do NOT release the tension on the battons. (I've never heard a credible story of leaving tension on battons ever hurting sails.) Starting fron the top of the main, I roll up the sail, keeping the battons straight with the rolling. When you run out of sail to roll, it is now tight against the boom, and is easy to carry. I easily carry the sail and boom to my dry basement, where it lies on an old chair with arms that function as a rack for my two sets of sails. --It's a piece of cake.



Jeff Peterson
H-16 Sail #23721
Big Marine Lake, MN