The gaff is good for down-wind sailing, but it's main appeal is to traditionalists. There is a practical advantage to the two foresails - they are smaller than one big one, and thus easier to handle by a small or elderly crew.
John On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:42:54 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/4/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I like the way the curve of the barrier echoes the curve of the sail >> at the front (there's probably a nautical word for that sail - is that >> the jib?). > > It's a gaff-rigged sloop with twin foresails (a pair of jibs) and a > bowsprit. Actually an unusual rig for a fairly modern boat. > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaff_rig> > > > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
