Nikitas wrote:Kikapu,
When I first clicked on the Sigma pics and it appeared on my screen I had a spontaneous belly laugh! The thing is funny, well it is ugly too, but the first impression is humorous.
A Greek satirist has called modern yachts "floating maisonettes" because they do imitate modern Greek urban architecture. In this vein Sigma could be called a floating kiosk (the cigarette and newspaper kind). I wish I knew what the designer was thinking of when he was drafting it.
Now the Junk, that is a SAIL BOAT! Thank you for the pics. A nice antidote to the high tech stuff. Something tells me the Junk will be more seakindly too.
I had never thought much of the junk rig till I came across an article about the boat Jester and its single handed passage in the first Observer ocean race with a junk rig. One single sail, on a 24 foot boat was enough to sail across the Atlantic. Jester's captain sailed it again across the ocean when he was 76 years old, without an engine.
Now to the interesting part- have you noticed how the Maltese Falcon crew list contains more stewardesses than any other specialty?
Now to the interesting part- have you noticed how the Maltese Falcon crew list contains more stewardesses than any other specialty?
My guess is, the owner of Maltese Falcon, Tom Perkins, is a personal friend of James Wharram, or he has read James Wharrams' book, "Two Girls, Two Catamarans" and has up the ante a bit..........by 6 Girls, including the chef..
I had never thought much of the junk rig till I came across an article about the boat Jester and its single handed passage in the first Observer ocean race with a junk rig. One single sail, on a 24 foot boat was enough to sail across the Atlantic. Jester's captain sailed it again across the ocean when he was 76 years old, without an engine.
I have not sailed with a single junk rig before, but if you have enough sail on the boom extending forward of the mast, then the extended sail will act as a Jib and the rest as the Main Sail, so rather than having two sails, one will do the trick on "close-hauled". For all other "Reaching", One sail works fine, as long as it has the shape, and the size.