Patent ID: 8534210

Claim:
An improved system for rigging a sail to a spar having an internal channel member extending a length of the spar, the spar adapted to slideably receive a plurality of sail slugs, each sail slug having a connecting member for coupling to the sail; the improvement comprising: a slot disposed on a portion of the spar to selectively enable at least one of the plurality of sail slugs to engage a portion of the internal channel, first and second receiving holes disposed on the spar at a predetermined receiving-hole distance; a gateway plate adapted to selectively cover the slot and be removed from the slot whereby when positioned to cover the slot at least one of the plurality of sail slugs remains slideaby in the channel and when positioned to be removed from the slot at least one of the plurality of sail slugs may selectively be removed from the channel, the gateway plate comprising a gateway plate body comprising first and second oppositely disposed plate-holes, the plate holes having a predetermined alignment with the receiving-holes on the spar, the gateway plate body further comprising a channel-engaging edge; and a biasing means comprising a predetermined length of elastic cord having a first end securing to the spar, the first end extending through the first receiving hole and the first plate hole, and the elastic cord having a second end securing to the spar, the second end extending through the second plate hole and the second receiving hole, the second cord end securing to the spar.