Also, this guy claims his Crab Claw on ice is faster than bermuda rigs: http://proafile.com/multihull-boats/article/crab-claws-on-ice
On the same site, I found a link to this new tacking Crab Claw dinghy: http://proafile.com/multihull-boats/article/quill-a-crab-claw-tacking-proa
You should go and teach this guy how to sail. Apparently he prefers to sail with two reefs in the main, staysail and reacher.
Same here. I crossed the Atlantic in 17 days mainly using a Parasailor with winds >18Kn and Genoa <18kn. When it blew over 30kn, I just furled...
Here we must make a distinction between fast power cats and sailing cats, I had several of both. I spent hours watching under the bridgedeck and...
Brian, this is perhaps not the best thread for these pic, but forgive me. You can add it to your collection. One of the best cruising rig I have...
That is the first cat-ketch I see!! I wonder why they are not popular with cruisers, but then we have the heard mentality to deal with. Please...
They give the rig rigidity, balancing side loads and flexing, similarly as diamonds in single masts.
Brian, I will go for the wider rig, but stepped against the saloon sides, in that way support could be created on a bulkhead, all the way to the...
Jeff (waikikin), I always liked your sense of humor.... perhaps we could keep Scorpion, Honeybee and Honeybee as nicknames, but to have a...
Thank you, I understand the reasoning behind that.
Hi there, what is the best way to invite users to participate to a thread? Is there a way to invite a number of people at the same time to save time?
Some ideas: No1 - Alibi had a good idea for the self tacking jib: an arched cross beam that had also held the mizzen furler as well as turning...
Lets design a 42' cat "A" Frame mast Hello all interested in main-less "A" Frames, after nearly 9 years of discussions, we have all gained a...
