Subject: Re: [harryproa] Elementarry and the Marples Diamond Rig |
From: Rob Denney |
Date: 2/7/2012, 5:56 AM |
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Great to have a play with. My concerns are that a) triangular tips are pretty useless, b) the leading edges are not rigid enough so will sag, and c) the draft will be pushed aft. Maybe. Give it a go and let us know how it works. Should be easy enough to step it in the same hole as a conventional rig, so no big deal to swap if it doesn't work as well as you would like.
Hi Rob,
I might be willing to give this a go - I'm selling my Contour 34 tri with the likelihood of getting something quite big, and in the interim would like to try to give some of the hot local catamarans some fits.
Brief would be in the bay point to point racing, not much windward/leeward stuff.
Thoughts? John Marples is local, so assuming I can get to the platform stage, he'd likely willing to test out his new sail plan.
I do assume little in resale - so this would have to be an inexpensive build. I wouldn't mind stressed ply, or foam/glass. No need for carbon, unless maybe the beams…
Greg