Hi Ray. Regarding your Dingy. The geometry of the sail has little to do with efficiency. Paralel battens are most practical when it comes to reefing, and it is...
So as I planning the sailmaking for my 70' schooner and assume 6% chamber in my three sails, how should I account for the stretch of "top gun" material ? Or is...
... From: pbilling@... To: junkrig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [junkrig] Camber on the mainsail of a schooner So...
Hi Paul. Top Gun canvas is based on Polyester, and stretch and shrinkage is less than 1%. I think you safely can sew in the camber you want. Victor ... From:...
Victor, thanks for the reply. I'd probably prefer the Hasler/McLeod rig, as you recommend, because I understand the sheeting arrangements better-- there...
It seems to me that hinges or cut rounds (quilting) in junk sails allow greater sail area, are simpler, and offer camber when well reefed. I think the jury is...
Tim, thanks for the response. When you refer to quilting, do you mean building the camber into the panels in the conventional manner-- convex shapes along the...
Hi, Ray Yes, quilted = camber in the conventional manner. I don't have experience that addresses your other questions. I didn't claim that Reddish wasn't as...
Reddish was the first to talk about camber in the panels, so that is not new. Tacking through 80 deg. with a Chinese lug is almost unbelievable. In what kind...
Victor, I read this in the junkrig files section here-- the material is from the Reddish article in PBO. He's referring to his pilothouse Vertue, in headwinds...
Hi Ray. I have now ordered the article from PBO. I want to see what he actually say. Victor. ... From: rhaldridge To: junkrig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
... actually say. ... Hi Victor, The article is already in the files section of this group and I have read it also. It is written in the 4th file from the...
Hi Victor, Everything, apparently, that Vincent Reddish said in PBO about junk rigs may already be in our files here. Go to Files, then Articels (sic), then...
Hi Nels and Paul. Thank you. I have found the article in the files. He says he can tack through 80 deg. but he has to fall off a lot to gain speed. I believe...
Hi Carlos. I am afraid it still is far from what a Bermuda rigger can do. However, Reddish's twin keeler and my own Albin Viggen are not supposed to be modern...
Ahoy, Has anyone built, own, or know the whereabouts of a Lazy Lug Sharpie as designed for the junk rig by TE Colvin? See unlabelled line drawing to the left...
That´s just the point, Victor: tacking inside 80 degs in a twin keeler! ... supposed to be modern racers. ... Articels ... Reddish's ... then? ... Professor ...
80 degrees seems pretty good. It's true that big rigs on the right hulls can tack through 70 degrees, but even these boats will often make their best VMG if...
Hi Ray I have fanned battens myself. The reason is that I think it looks better. On the other hand, you should make a model of the sail, and see to that it...
Hi Ray. Something got wrong here. I meant: You must see too that the yard don't move aft of the mast, before you take the entire sail down. Victor ... From:...
Hi Carlos and Victor, I suppose that the reason that people have not been putting junk rigs on modern racing hulls is due to the fact that the perceived wisdom...
I received these comments from a guy who has navigated with junk rig for a lot of years. Do you agree that Reddish rig is better for SWAGGIE? On the...
Hi Leo, I just looked on Google for information about the history of the boat "Sumner" that Blondie Hasler designed and was in at least one Round Britain race,...
Well said, Paul! You want to "keep up" with the regulars to windward. If that were possible it would give a completely new slant on the junk rig. I was...
Hi Carlos. No it don't. I don't think the center of the sail as a whole move much. Victor ... From: Carlos Diehl To: junkrig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Carlos, In my experience of fanned sails there is not an important increase in weather helm to windward on reefing - sometimes the opposite, as the hull is...
Thank you, Victor and Gavin. The running controls you describe, Gavin, are very interesting. Regards, Carlos ... increase in weather helm to windward on...
Thank you Paul for the information. just received another email from Colin Powell. ... found a used copy via abebooks that will be send to me from the UK....
