The weight is towards the end, so will encourage pitching, but not bow burying as the cog doesn't move. The sheeting angle is pretty tight, so you may have problems there, although if the fore sail is trimmed first, it will blow the aft sail past the difficult part. No idea what will happen to the balance.
What are the bits that stick out over the lee side?
rob
Rob (and anyone else),
If you have a few minutes to look over the "Gardner's layouts/ToyyoT"
design, I was wondering if you could comment on the mast placement.
They are really far apart, to the point where the boom actually
reaches all the way to the bow. Rick has been kind enough to do all
sorts of VPP calculations and stuff, but I have been concerned that I
might be making problems for myself with such a large seperation
between the masts. Will I have problems burying the bows, or too much
wracking load, or something else I haven't thought of?
Thanks,
- Gardner