Jerry, You can trim the
sails any way you like. We have lived aboard and cruised Sea Trek, our Mariner 40 ketch for 14 years. So here is what WE do. Most of the time the mizzen goes up while we are still at
anchor before the hook comes up. Obviously you can't do this at the
dock. If we are at the
dock we leave, turn to
wind and then raise the mizzen. This keeps the
boat head to
wind. Next comes the main since it also needs to come up
head to wind and then finally the head sail after we have dropped off the wind a bit. In doing the actual adjustments, first the headsail, then the main and finally the mizzen. Now that is how WE do. It doesn't matter if others think the order is incorrect, it is our comfort level and what we have found that works well for our boat. Have fun and don't be afraid to
experiment with different sail configurations until you have worked out your comfort level. For instance our headsail and mizzen are all we use in winds over 20 with the wind from a close reach aft. But close hauled we use the main and headsail. The mizzen is useless dead down wind or close to it. So many times you will be sailing as a
sloop. Hope this helps. Chuck