Sharpii, I meant the fairly standard modern rig of short overlap fractional jib and "pinhead" main. I agree that square tops/flatheads are not...
When you say you'll drop the main, what's going to happen with it? In 25 knots many mains flog and flap when dropped, so you will probably have to...
You can reef a modern rig in seconds, and depower it as much as you like in seconds, without leaving the cockpit. Our boat goes from 0-25 or so...
Dunno. When racing, one is intrinsically trying to go fast so you are hiking and trimming well, and concentrating on tacking well etc. In...
What's the intended purpose? Why are the keels so high in aspect, given that the very high freeboard, very wide beam and low-aspect rig would...
How do you know it's cheaper and easier? What are your bases for comparison? On what hulls, in what conditions, to what purposes, in what waters...
It's hard to sit here, riven by respect for each side. For one side, the Europeans were not ******. The crab claw sail has lots of important...
What force and why? As Gonzo implies, this is not a simple question.
I know the Mini 230 is a lot smaller than the 2.4, but looking at it one thinks that the beamy "open" style could be much slower for this type of...
2.4 Metre
More recent pics show the same rudder. She is a much narrower boat than the current Opens so may have no need for twin rudders.
The early Open 60 Thursdays Child had one. http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/Histoire%20des%2060%27/thursdayschild10-lg.jpg Opens now use twin...
The point is that people like Coutts justified the change to faster boats by saying there would be bigger fleets and more viewers. They chose...
Just a word to the OP - the Junk Rig Association site wrongly denigrates other rigs (to the stage where some JRA people basically say things about...
Sure, but the "spectacular and extreme" approach was justified by the claim that it would get extra viewers. If it hasn't done that - and working...
