How to rig a ketch sailboat

Dockwalk - sloop . ketch: ?, Glanville – an inveterate landlubber despite his navy status – attributes the ketch’s manoeuvrability to the vessel’s size and shape; he completely overlooks any benefits of the rig. in basic terms, a ketch can carry more sail area than a sloop, but with smaller sails and a greater range of combinations that are easily managed. Best bluewater cruising boat ketch followtheboat, Sailing to windward on paper ketch rigs generally do not sail as fast or as close to the wind as a sloop sailboat. in practice we have never had a problem going to windward, in part due to the cutter staysail, and would argue this issue is only of concern to racing sailors. heavier an extra mast and rigging makes the boat heavier..

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Cruising sailboat rigs: ketches, yawls, schooners, I term "split rig" refer sailplan boat sail area divided ( ) masts, crowded mast, sloop cutter. ketches yawls, ' , taller mainmast shorter mizzenmast aft. distinguishes yawl ketch matter debate, ' firmly camp. Choosing sloop ketch sailboat, A ketch common rig cruising sailboats. masts: traditional mainmast sloop, smaller mast rear boat. called mizzenmast. technically, mizzenmast mounted boat’ rudderpost ketch.. What ketch rig cruisers ?, Interestingly, superyachts adopting ketch rigs greater versatility sail plan. . check beautiful classic 55 metre marie , royal huisman ethereal 70m ketch sybaris construction perini navi..

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