Boats with Unstayed Mast and Jib Sail

[BobBill]

Anyone recall such a boat?

 

[rob denney]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8chR6DAFjGA

 

[BobBill]

That is very kewl. Thanks.

How about one with no foresail boom? Sloop, perhaps?

I was thinking of unstayed bendy mast with foresale...

 

[Doug Lord]

More here: http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/sailboats/unstayed-mast-jibs-14732.html

 

[BobBill]

Yes, Doug, saw that thread, and thanks, but the one boat is stayed...the mast. I was thinking more like a Finn rig with a very small foresail, maybe extended on spar. I looked about and found nada, but that also means nada, with all the boats about. It could be any config too, cat, proa, sloop keel, dagger, centerbd, whatever. Seems not a practical idea.

 

[Eric Sponberg]

Yes, Doug, saw that thread, and thanks, but the one boat is stayed...the mast. I was thinking more like a Finn rig with a very small foresail, maybe extended on spar. I looked about and found nada, but that also means nada, with all the boats about. It could be any config too, cat, proa, sloop keel, dagger, centerbd, whatever. Seems not a practical idea.

You will see more designs in the dinghy range than in the larger sailboat range, but there are a few. For older designs, there are the Sea Pearl 21 and 28 cat ketches. Nonsuch made a 22' cat. Wylie Cat has a 17'er and a 30'er, both cats. As for a newer modern concept, sloop rig with a jib, there is the Scandinavian Cruiser 20 (sloop) and the Scandinavian Dory 18 (cat) which you can see here: http://www.scandinaviancruisers.com/

and here: http://www.sponbergyachtdesign.com/SC20-SD18.htm

Eric

 

[BobBill]

Eric. Thanks for reply and your time. Save the Sea Pearl, with its foresail, the Wylie and Nonesuch were cats, with wishbone booms. I was thinking more like a unstayed sloop, with very small jib sail. The mast rake would alter tension...I must also now defer to your comments about the jib tack changing...like that one. Thanks.

 

[Richard Woods]

The Freedom 21

http://www.freedom21.info/

Richard Woods of Woods Designs

www.sailingcatamarans.com

 

[Tad]

There was an entire line of Freedoms designed by Gary Mull, Dave Pedrick, and Bill Langan with small jibs, big full batten mains, and I think running backstays......