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It a schooner with a vang
By:Brian T. Cunningham
Date: 9/21/2008, 12:30 pm
In Response To: Re: What it will look like (Bill Hamm)

: I've owned and sailed both gaff rigs and marconi rigs, you can discount
: probably 40% of the sail area of the gaff rig boat, the head of the sail
: will fall off to leeward providing little if any additional drive.

The vang keeps the gaff from rotating too far.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Swiftwood *LINK* *Pic*
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/17/2008, 9:01 pm
What it will look like *LINK* *Pic*
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/18/2008, 4:09 pm
Re: What it will look like
Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2008, 10:42 am
Re: What it will look like *Pic*
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/19/2008, 2:03 pm
Re: What it will look like
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2008, 1:58 am
Re: What it will look like
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/21/2008, 12:31 pm
Re: What it will look like
Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2008, 5:09 pm
Re: What it will look like
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/19/2008, 6:06 pm
Re: What it will look like
Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2008, 12:48 am
Re: What it will look like *LINK* *Pic*
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/20/2008, 12:37 pm
Re: What it will look like
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2008, 1:51 am
Re: What it will look like
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/21/2008, 12:30 pm
Re: What it will look like
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2008, 1:49 am
It a schooner with a vang
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/21/2008, 12:30 pm
Re: It a schooner with a vang
Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2008, 1:22 am
I guess I'll find out
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/22/2008, 12:06 pm
Re: I guess I'll find out
Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2008, 11:55 am