You have to have a topping lift to raise the pennant with the clamps that holds the upper end of the monofilament control lines that weave through the sail. If you don't have one, just put a block at the masthead for the topping lift halyard. If you need to, you can ease the halyard when sailing, but generally there is enough slack in it so you don't need to. The Dutchman is designed for the mono to be slack with the mainsail raised. As the sail drops, the first row of fairleads hits the top of the tabs (pockets) at the foot of the sail and fold them over, tensioning the mono so the sail flakes properly.

The beauty of the Dutchman sail flaking system is it's simplicity, and that it works on any mainsail except gaff rigged boats or mainsails with battens kicked up more than 80 degrees.

And again, I no longer work there and have no financial interest in Dutchman. I just think the three products Martin manufactures (sail flaking systems, track systems, and boom brakes) are better than anything else on the market, especially his sail flaking system.