Thanks, Annie. The boat is looking great with the new red sails, and it pains me to have to leave for six months. And thanks also for your concern about Fort McMurray. I worked there, and was actually on my way there when the disaster happened. I'm a little surprised that it has made the news on the other side of the planet.

BTW, your project is also looking great. Going to be a very fine little ship.

Hello Peter

I just had a brief trial of my new 3 masted junk rig, it's probably similar. I also hope to get sheet to tiller working, but it will involve some changes to the way it's currently set up. One problem is that there is too much counterbalance and I doubt there would be enough load on the foresail sheet to do the job, especially in light winds. The other problem would be too much friction in the sheet. I will be experimenting more when I get back aboard later this year, but at this point I think the solution will involve a luff hauling parrel and possibly a euphroe, to gain more steering power. I feel it's well worth the effort to make it work.

has any one had any experience of setting up sheet to tiller steering on a junk schooner