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  • 07 Dec 2012 23:50
    Reply # 1154791 on 1152568
    Thanks Kurt for your kind comments. No other reason for the triangular shape except perhaps the reduction of form drag and lowering of the C/E.
    Western Junk Rigs are based on Gaff/Lug rigs. If JRA members accept the wishbone batten then any shape of sail is possible.
    Cheers, Paul
  • 06 Dec 2012 04:15
    Reply # 1153431 on 1152568
    Bravo!

    A very cool junk variation, drawing on a few past innovations in advanced cruising rigs. 

    Is there any reason besides appearance to the general population, which you mention, that the sails are triangular rather than quadrilateral, carrying more chord up higher?

    We have a wishbone sprit boom rig on a dinghy. Only one wishbone, though, and no jib, but it has some good features. Not junk features, though, except squaring off nicely.

    Cheers,
    Kurt
  • 05 Dec 2012 19:50
    Reply # 1153139 on 1152568
    It would be interesting to see how it performed on say a RC model yacht.
  • 05 Dec 2012 01:16
    Message # 1152568
    Paul McKay wrote about his ideas for new forms of the junk rig in an article in issue 59 of the magazine. Now he has written about a further variation on the theme:

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