🔍 Key Concepts

• Basic sail controls on a mainsail: how a halyard, downhaul, and sheet each affect the sail • Which lines are normally associated with raising versus trimming or tensioning a sail • Which of the listed lines is more commonly associated with other gear (like spinnakers or booms) rather than directly handling a mainsail

💭 Think About

• For each option, ask: does this line normally attach to the head, tack, or clew of the mainsail, and what is its job? • Which of these lines directly controls the angle of the mainsail to the wind and which control luff tension or height? • Is any one of these terms more commonly used with other sails or equipment instead of the mainsail?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you can define each term: halyard, downhaul, sheet, uphaull/uphaul in your own words • Confirm which lines are typically found on any basic mainsail rig (think of the simplest small sailing dinghy) • Check if any option is usually associated with hoisting something other than the mainsail itself (like a boom or another sail)