[Public-List] Fractional rig

[Gordon Laco]

HI there -

I hope I did not complicate things with my answers.... boiled down -  
my feeling is that even with a stiff mast the fractional rig is better.

There - I surprised myself - I CAN give short answers!
Gord
#426 Surprise




On 27-Sep-09, at 10:37 AM, Peter Amos wrote:

>
> Gord,Don, thank you for your responses,they were both informative.I  
> think for little old cruising me it is a case of "first I was  
> undecided now I just dont know"
> I shall see the boat on Thursday.If fit looks as if it has the  
> original heavy duty non bendy mast I may re-rig it with a masthead  
> forestay.If it has a bendy mast I shall stay with   the fractional  
> rig .My Alberg 30 "Tait Tait "that I had for 10 years I sold in the  
> Rio Dulce thinking my sailing career was over.It took only a few  
> boatless months before the addiction became too strong to resist.I  
> an sure there are significant differences between the A30 and the  
> Vanguard apart from size but it is indicative of my affection for  
> "Tait Tait" that my new old boat looks very similar to an A30.
> Pete ex #478
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