Hi Bryan

I can see the point in wanting Fantail stay looking like Fantail, both because she as a whole looks so good, but also because I (we, I hope) would hate to upset our dear Annie.

However, it would be sad if Fantail (or any other junkrigger) had to be locked to a fixed rig design, as Jester has been.  Therefore, for the sake of science (read: curiosity), it would be fun to try her with another rig design.

For some reason, which I have forgotten now, I drew up a modified Johanna-style rig for Fantail in April.

Have a look at it:

Since the AR came out so low, none of my 7-panel master sails could be used, so I took a master sail with AR=1.85 and removed the lowest panel, and then crimped the sailplan to right size. I haven’t bothered with drawing sheet 2, 3 and 4 yet, but can do that if you should go for it.

Twist, camber and fanned sail.
You are right that will full sail set; the lower panels simply work through conventional camber in the panels in my sails. However, when I am down to 3-4 panels, there is some twist in the fanned top section. It is limited by the lee topping lift. To my eyes it looks a as this adds a bit camber to the low-camber top panels. Whatever the reason, I have found these sails to be very effective to windward with only three panels set. I have tried it in three boats, so far.

Odyssey versus Dacron.
As far as I know, the Odyssey is Dacron, or polyester. It is just woven differently.

Arne

 PS: I suppose that my proposed sailplan should be shifted up to 10-15cm forward of the shown position.