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The double-sided sail basically looks like a large symmetric wing sail. If it were on its side as an actual wing, the longer convex side would be on the top,...
WoW why does Bonjour constantly want to remote connect everytime I go on line? Why couldn't you have a main sheet purchase system with a traveler to the two...
Sailing in winds from 12 to 14 wind puffs to 18mph. Also sailed easy rig when wind decreased. Big difference in shunting and sailing over all. The easy rig was...
More great videos Todd. They keep getting better. How close to the wind can you sail? Cheers, Col. ... shunting ... more ... the ... easy ... tack ... attempt...
so is it two seperate cloths, how can it hold a aero foil shape in both directions? ... From: Mike Crawford <jmichael@...> Subject: [harryproa] Re: Dyna...
Now if we can work out how to feather the rig in case of a sudden blow. Maybe a tail plane at esch end. Loosen the front one so ti exertsts no effort and fix...
G'day, That is seriously impressive. Well done. Definitely started me thinking. I worry about heaving too. Not a problem on small boats, but could be on...
Hi Doug &al A Dyna rig can have either 2 or 1 separate surfaces. The simplest version has a single cloth on the outside of the shape formed by the battens....
Hi Rob, Is it possible to get the plans for the strip planked Elementarry lee hull? I'm a bit vain but I think the strip planked hull with curvy decks would...
The rig does feather. Its rigid camber allows percise control of power. Sense the sail holds its shape and having camber at 50 % of its cord and pivoting...
Hi, Has anyone sorted out how to reef a dynarig? I know that the method used by the maltese falcon where each section of the sail is controlled by a motor that...
Hey Rob, Thanks, I think heaving may have to be an enhanced modern version of what the old square riggers use to do possibly? I have the controls set up for...
One option of a dozen or so possiblities I may explore is having the battens (more like wing spars) built to have mast go through wing spars riding on rollers,...
That would still reef the bottom sails first, wouldn't it? The idea of reefing the top first seems nice, but I guess I am not sure what advantage it has other...
Consider reefing like a junk rig. It would require tracks down the mast to prevent twist, but otherwise seems quite practicable. In fact with an elliptical...
... Not a forgiving rig. ... I agree. I also, still, think the sheeting will be counter-intuitive. Have to pull in on the sheet to ease the sail, let the...
Hi Kevin &al Wouldn't you work the sheets roughly similar to a spinnaker? Two sheets involved and you are balancing between them; pull the stern sheet to...
Kevin, Your comment that "sheeting will be counterintuitive" should not after a few min. be a problem. But, there will be no feel. Anyone that sails a proa...
G'day, I usually cleat the sheet and steer to the telltales/hull lifting anyway. One of the early harrys had reversed steering. Did not take long to get used...
Perhaps I missed this earlier: How is a dyna rig controlled? Does it feather into the wind at all? If so, is this not scarry? Would a junk / dyna rig be the...
Hi, Â Looking into what the pictures show for rarebird - now understand what breaks. Looks pretty good to me, except rudder and half-case sort of dangling...
Sure the rig could be nonforgiving so could a soft sail rig if not setup properly. Maybe someone can explain what the general idea shared by posters on this...
... and ... Thats ... I ... I have. Heaving to beam on to the wind is much better, at least in moderate bay conditions. We were sailing my boat in good sized...
There is one point I am confused about with the Dynarig. The sail basically looks the same as the sail on a junk rig, but the junk rig is not set centered on...
The junk rig always has the same leading edge, so the sail is shaped to head into the wind from that direction, and has a good portion of the sail area behind...
I find it hard to beleive you were comfortable beam two wind and chop with two to three foot faces . Sounds more like a rolling sea with a long duration...
How important is it that the dynrig have the yardarms rigidly attached to the mast? The reason I am asking is it seems that if you take a dynarig and put it on...
