Subject: [harryproa] Re: Gaff easyrig? |
From: "jrwells2007" <jrwells2007@yahoo.com.au> |
Date: 3/24/2009, 2:39 PM |
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Looking at the pdf diagrams - with the dynarig, the sail would be moved from position 1) to position 3) as a fast twitch so it would be at position 2) only briefly. I would look upon it as similar to the problems of tacking with a genoa especially if the boat also has runners.
> With the dynarig, the full area of the sail goes perpendicular to the
> wind during a shunt. That might not be a big issue in moderate winds,
> but if you get a gust at that moment, especially if the ww hull is on a
> wave, the results could be most unsavory. Even if you don't get knocked
> down, that's a lot of stress on the rig when the boat isn't in a
> position to defuse that stress by sliding leeward.
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> An illustration of this is at:
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> http://au.groups.
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