junk rig for 28' trimaran

  • 09 Jul 2017 15:34
    Reply # 4950172 on 4891289
    Anonymous

    I think that trimarans make a very interesting platform for the junk rig, especially if you prefer performance to accommodation volume and weight carrying ability. However, the higher speeds achieved not only increase the apparent wind speed, but also move it forward, so the tri will spend more time sailing closer to the wind than a slower boat.

    This means that choosing a rig that goes well to windward is even more important for a trimaran. I won't comment on which rigs are best to windward, as that is the subject of another topic on this forum, "Measuring the performance of junk rigged boats". I would love to see some performance figures for Michael Mangus' split junk rigged tri, especially compared to a Bermudan rigged version and/or a trad junk rig.

    Last modified: 09 Jul 2017 15:36 | Anonymous
  • 30 Jun 2017 14:24
    Reply # 4926144 on 4891289
    Deleted user

    I think the trimaran is a promising, but neglected platform for Junk rig. Bunny Smith, sadly no longer with us, carried out a great deal of research and development on the rig. In his newsletter / magazine article on his junk rigged trimaran (page 28, No. 33) he says:

    "For 15 years I have been researching and developing the junk rig. My empirical methods have of necessity meant that progress has been very slow because of the time it has taken to find the right sea conditions to establish accurate, reliable and repeatable performance fibures for comparative purposes.

    'Nymph' (his Quorning Dragonfly 800) was bought to speed things up because her light weight, low drag hull allows her to develop very high wind speeds in quite moderate true wind conditions."

    He goes on to say that "Nymph really likes her junk rig and I have no doubt whatever that it is a wholly suitable one for trimarans."

    It seems likely that Bunny Smith documented his work, given his commitment to the Junk Rig project, but does any archive still exist. Do any of his colleagues and friends have any information?

    I believe Nymph was sold to someone outside the fraternity (shame) who discarded the rig and replaced it with some lesser arrangement. Perhaps, somehow, somewhere, the Nymph will re-surface, metamorphose into a new generation and take further the promise Bunny Smith worked so hard to develop.



    Last modified: 30 Jun 2017 14:25 | Deleted user
  • 21 Jun 2017 04:59
    Reply # 4910279 on 4891294
    Deleted user
    Annie Hill wrote:

    Bunny Smith put a junk rig on his trimaran - there is something about it in the earlier magazines, which you can probably find by rummaging through the index.  And someone in the USA has a 15 footer with a split junk rig.  Look in the members' boats directory searching for 'tri'.


    The 15' split junk tri is most likely me.  :)  Details are in my profile.  Also, will be happy to answer any questions about the little trimaran.

  • 11 Jun 2017 02:26
    Reply # 4891294 on 4891289

    Bunny Smith put a junk rig on his trimaran - there is something about it in the earlier magazines, which you can probably find by rummaging through the index.  And someone in the USA has a 15 footer with a split junk rig.  Look in the members' boats directory searching for 'tri'.

  • 11 Jun 2017 01:51
    Message # 4891289
    Deleted user

    Has anyone ever tried a junk rig on a trimaran?  I have plans for the old, old Hartley trimaran" Lively."  Somewhat similar to Marples 28' Seaclipper.  The Marples boat is a good boat, but Mr. Marples does not offer it as a off shore cruiser.  Just a thought.

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