Subject: [harryproa] Re: extra sails for light airs |
From: "Herb Desson" <squirebug@yahoo.com> |
Date: 4/20/2009, 2:13 AM |
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
In the case of a schooner, I fancy a staysail and mule. This would approximately double the sail area. The mule would be about 40% of working sail area, the staysail about 60%.
Best regards
Herb
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> What are the latest thoughts for extra sails for light air?
> My 2c
> -Big asymmetric hanging on a bridle between the two bows. This requires a bit of a hassle when shunting.
> _ Big symmetric attached to both lee bows with the ability to harden up either edge whichever becomes the luff. A bit like a flexible dyna rig. difficult to make such a sail but this is used in square riggers with some success. Todd's examples using a stiff sail gives some plausibility to this. If it worked, would be the easiest to shunt
> - Two screechers on roller reefing on each bow. Hard to keep enough tension on the forestay and extra windage when not needed and makes the mast need to work in a different way
> -Screecher or asymmetric on a prodder on the boom. Awkward to balance the rig
> -Hang a high lift kite between the mast top and the ww bow
> -have an extra track on the mast and have a 5-6m extension to get some of the extra wind up high. Not as much area as the other options
> -Go telescopic for an extra 60-80%. Complexity and getting sails that cover the possible differences in mast shapes
> -Simply have a taller mast and reef earlier. extra windage when not needed.
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