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yellowwelly
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Topic: cutter rigs Posted: 07 Mar 14 at 4:52pm |
So what's the advantage of a Cutter Rig?
The cutter is one of several types of sailboats. Traditionally the sloop rig was a rig with a single mast located forward of 70% of the length of the sailplan. In this traditional definition a sloop could have multiple jibs on a fixed bowsprit.[citation needed] Cutters had a rig with a single mast more centrally located, which could vary from 50% to 70% of the length of the sailplan, with multiple headsails and a running bowsprit.[citation needed] A mast located aft of 50% would be considered a mast aft rig. Here's a photo of one illustrative purposes only:
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laser193713
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 14 at 4:58pm |
Simple, easy to get rid of a whole headsail, rather than reefing one into some awful bag of a sail. Also sheet loads are much lower so for family sailing they are great, especially on bigger boats. On smaller boats it can allow you to get away with small winches or in some cases no winches at all. On dinghies the latter part of this does not really apply, which is why I guess we never see them.
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Presuming Ed
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 14 at 5:01pm |
Jib on a bowsprit gets some CoE forward, reducing weather helm
Divides sail area into smaller, easier to manage areas. Important in an era pre winches.
In the era of cotton sails, smaller non-overlapping sails didn't stretch so much. Edited by Presuming Ed - 07 Mar 14 at 5:01pm |
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Roger
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 14 at 5:12pm |
Well that gives me something to think about over the weekend..... |
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scotsfinn
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 14 at 5:27pm |
Cutter rig ..... Was there one in the photo?
Seriously though ..... Properly set up the slots are way better and they point like demons .... Any innuendo purely unintentional
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Thunder Road
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 14 at 5:35pm |
First time I've smiled today, great post
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Finn GBR16 Thunder Road.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Mar 14 at 5:45pm |
You do see the occasional cruising dinghy with a cutter rig, for all the reasons above.
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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tgruitt
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 14 at 12:06pm |
Is that a Nomex swimsuit?
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Needs to sail more...
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scotsfinn
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 14 at 12:15pm |
No, it's a fairly tradional cruising boat, at anchor, with a cutter rig
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Largs Sailing Club. D-Zero GBR 57, B14 744
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