Aft mast tri

[Manie B]

Well gents this sail was a very interesting experience.

Fanie and i went out yesterday to Hartbeespoort dam.

Winds gusty 0 to 20 knots? from all directions mainly 70% NW - horrible conditions.

The boat sails so well and points so high that it is an experience that cant be missed.

The pics dont do it justice AT ALL

we will go out with a second boat next time to get good pics

I would love to have somebody like Wynand who is qualified (or anybody else) on the boat so that we could put numbers to it all - but gents i can assure you it is WAY better than 40 degrees going for 30

As this is a work in progress and Fanie is getting to know the boat and the rig and constantly making improvements it is becoming very easy to handle.

This aft mast tri with a single large genoa? is really paving the way to new thinking on fast cruising rigs. Next time we go out we will take all the "instruments" = GPS etc along so that we can start getting data across.

This is a sailing concept that works very well on all points of sail and will be a pleasure on fast cruising multis

[Fanie]

Manie has such a way with words, even I am looking foreward to it

We had a few spells where the wind was really nice. Since there were some nice gusts, Manie gave good meaning to the term 'lean to'

As for this tri, I'm about done with it. What I'm looking foreward to is getting a cat and have the two masts and two sails on it.

The mast on the tri is only 6m, on this size boat it should be 8 or 9m, sail area is 12m^2, and should be 15 to 18m^2. The centre of force is low, and even in strong gusts the boat remains stable.

The ropes and stuff imo is still a problem, and there should be an auto tacking device. I will add a boom for it at some stage and play with it. There is something I want to test regarding that but things are happening seeming very slowly and is quite frustrating.

I have moved the loose end foreward, but I liked the previous setting more, so next time... If only we had a place where there is consistent wind

[Fanie]

Comments anyone ? Maybe some advice for any improvements ?

[RHP]

Gents I'm not a yacht designer in any way, shape or form but doesnt the forces of the sail/rig push the stern down? (per the third photo)

Apologies if I am talking complete bow-locks, it was the voices.

[Manie B]

No

but doesnt the forces of the sail/rig push the stern down? (per the third photo)

Fanie is a beeeeeg guy

it doesn't look like it but he is "head and shoulders" taller than me - i am 5'7"