I've been giving more thought to potential sail plans, the last version with its big main sail and long yard swinging aloft looked like it might be a bit cumbersome and I've been wondering about something a little different so here are the latest ideas from the Port-na-Storm Etch-a-Sketch.
Influenced by the fully battened rigs used by the ancients and their modern equivalents, the CoE is still in roughly the same place, the sail area is a bit smaller but probably a little bit more efficient, and I'd hope to build in an easy reefing system utilising the full length battens. The version above still leaves a lot of pole up when reefed so of course the natural thing to do is to make it a Sliding Gunter.
Just food for thought...........................................we'll see how many clicks this page gets.
2 comments:
Your clever, casual use of the mizzen has always impressed me. If it is fully battened, isn't it going to complicate your rapid furling process?
I can tell by the gleam in your eye, you've thought of an answer, haven't you?
A. Designer
Mmm.Hint;
How do you make a Roman Blind?
Poke his eyes out.
B. Designer
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