rig

Hello, I posted about this inflatable catamaran in the Multihull Forum, but here I need some help with the selection of the right kind of sailing rig. I want to design a boat, that I can pack compact enough to fit in my car, but I can also assemble it quickly. Currently I am exploring a...

Hi, I've been a bit of a lurker, and haven't been sailing in years. But I was thinking of maybe building something small to get back into it. I think I prefer easy to exhilirating most of the time, so I've been looking at junk sails. The Aero and split junks caught my attention, but the aero...

Hello, How efforts in shrouds like that (one intermediate, and one top shroud, without spreaders) are computed ? Is it possible without FEA ? Thanks.

For a beach cat or dinghy, a capsize is no big deal; right the boat and go on sailing. When a larger sailing vessel capsizes, often the rig goes to pieces. Why is that? Is the reason that loads during capsize are larger than during sailing, independent of size, and that rigs are only designed...

Hi, I am looking for a set of spreaders for a 43' new, rotating wing mast that was designed for reynolds 33. I can't seem to find anyone that produced them so that I can get original dimensions. If you own reynolds 33 or know the spreader length and swept angle that would be great...

Hi... i'm looking for an tip or book that ca help me to know where to position the shroud support frame in a 40ft+ catamaran

Hi I have read many threads/posts about rig calculation, there are several different methods and my understanding is that dynamic loads are the tricky component to calculate. I have used Nordic Boat Standard to calculate a rig but I would also like to use another method to get a "second...

Hello everyone. In a recent post I talked about restoring the deck on my newly purchased 1960 Rhodes Swiftsure 33. During this process I will be removing the inboard chainplates. They are parallel to the hull, and are thru-bolted to the hull on to a backing plate that is glassed to the interior...

Small trailer able camping trimaran

This cat is a plywood/glass/Epoxy composite construction. Very light, so the biplane rig can work on all directions of the wind

This cat is a plywood/glass/Epoxy composite construction. Very light, so the biplane rig can work on all directions of the wind

This cat is a plywood/glass/Epoxy composite construction. Very light, so the biplane rig can work on all directions of the wind

A "somewhat" different KD 860. The boat is lengthened to 10 m and sports a junk rig biplane rig

22 foot hydrofoil assist bi-rigged catamaran sport boat for racing and family cruising. This boat is easily trailer-able due to the folding wings and shorter free standing two masted rig.

22 foot hydrofoil assist bi-rigged catamaran sport boat for racing and family cruising. This boat is easily trailer-able due to the folding wings and shorter two masted rig.

22 foot hydrofoil assist bi-rigged catamaran sport boat for racing and family cruising. This boat is easily trailer-able due to the folding wings and shorter two masted rig.

22 foot hydrofoil assist bi-rigged catamaran sport boat for racing and family cruising. This boat is easily trailer-able due to the folding wings and shorter two masted rig.

Globetrotter 45' cat ketch, can be built in composite, wood-epoxy, or aluminum. Rig is carbon fiber free-standing wingmasts with half wishbone booms.

Globetrotter 45' cat ketch, can be built in composite, wood-epoxy, or aluminum. Rig is carbon fiber free-standing wingmasts with half wishbone booms.

Globetrotter 45' cat ketch, can be built in composite, wood-epoxy, or aluminum. Rig is carbon fiber free-standing wingmasts with half wishbone booms.