After-Sailing Checklist

• Moor the boat with 2 lines aft and 2 fore. The tension in the mooring lines should allow for changes in water height and not allow the boats to touch the quayside.
• Hang one fender from the port winch and hang one fender from the starboard winch or the stays on the starboard side. Do not tie fenders to grab rails.
• Turn navigation lights off (if equipped).
• Stow the mainsail
• Attach mainsail halyard to port stern mooring cleat or boom outhaul and remove slack.
• Stow the headsail
• Coil main sheet and fasten to hang under boom.
• Coil sheets and lines and return them with winch handles and barber haulers to the cabin port berth.
• Attach foresail and spinnaker halyards to the front of the mast. Place spinnaker pole in the cabin.
• Spread the spinnaker in the forepeak to dry out.
• Empty water from boat: pump out and bail to leave dry.
• Attach tiller to backstay tensioner.
• Place flags below decks.
• Remove rubbish, water bottles and lost property.
• Close hatches, fit washboards, and hose down the cockpit.
• Check for breakages. Fix or report breakages.
• Complete logbook (skipper signs off). Check any overdue boats.
• Return safety bag & VHF.