I was only half joking. Even on a larger boat I would like some kind of
unstayed, jibless rig. Maybe a modern catboat with wishbone, if not lateen
(or HSS). I saw someone tacking up the Oakland Estuary in such a boat one
day, laid back, singlehanded, using only the tiller and much less effort
than our little Potter sloops required, and his boat must have been at
least 30 ft.
I'll withhold judgment on the HSS until I can see one in action. I find it
hard to visualize. But your buddy, Brett, must be convinced.
Harry
>hlg@pacbell.net wrote:
>
>> lateen rig, but maybe on the P19 I could use two MinnKotas, four batteries,
>> and a BIG lateen sail
>
>Harry, East Coasties, Web Gang:
>
>This may not be so far-fetched as one would imagine (as far as the rig goes).
>I think it was Dennis Farrell who sent the URL for Horizontal Sail Systems to
>the list.. Well, my sailing buddy Brett, who keeps an Irwin 23 on Rehoboth
>Bay,
>has been in contact with Art Lane of HSS and he is going to scrap his rig and
>convert it to the HSS rig. I will let folks know how it all works out. It
>isn't a stretch to see a P19 rigged up in similar ways.
>
>Check out HSS at http://www.hssrig.com
>
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>
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