Photos of Gulliver
Photos of Gulliver
Another crossing the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland on a reach with the staysail set.
Allan Derickson, Lacey, Washington State, U.S.A.
Gulliver
Freedom 28 Cat Ketch (keel version, conventional booms and fully battened sails)
Gulliver
Freedom 28 Cat Ketch (keel version, conventional booms and fully battened sails)
Re: Photos of Gulliver
Always nice to see photos of our boats, esp. under sail.
Regarding the staysail - consider moving the tack to different places on deck depending on your angle to the wind. The sail will stand very differently if the tack is moved from centerline to the rail, and moved fore and aft and it really helps optimize the shape. Also, when reaching deep, we use a sheet block that goes to the end of the mizzen boom to get the lead angle as far out as possible. We also have a runner to support the top of the mizzen when we use a staysail. I don't think it is needed for structural reason, but it does help keep the luff of the staysail tight. Ours attached to the front of the mizzen mast, immediately below the staysail halyard block/exit shive. It is made of 1/4 inch spectra and has a light 4x1 tackle and a snap shackle at the bottom end that clips onto the toe rail or pad eye on the corner of the transom. We simply swing it around the front of the mast when tacking or gybing.
Erik
Regarding the staysail - consider moving the tack to different places on deck depending on your angle to the wind. The sail will stand very differently if the tack is moved from centerline to the rail, and moved fore and aft and it really helps optimize the shape. Also, when reaching deep, we use a sheet block that goes to the end of the mizzen boom to get the lead angle as far out as possible. We also have a runner to support the top of the mizzen when we use a staysail. I don't think it is needed for structural reason, but it does help keep the luff of the staysail tight. Ours attached to the front of the mizzen mast, immediately below the staysail halyard block/exit shive. It is made of 1/4 inch spectra and has a light 4x1 tackle and a snap shackle at the bottom end that clips onto the toe rail or pad eye on the corner of the transom. We simply swing it around the front of the mast when tacking or gybing.
Erik