I have a long running debate with another DCA member about the merits of Bermudan Rigs vs Lug Rigs. I firmly believe that if you are slogging up wind you can’t beat a Bermudan. That, for me, has been an essential safety feature, getting to shelter before the wind increases.
However……. Despite 7 mile open sea crossings in rough weather the only time, cruising, I have had water of the gunwale has been up river on relatively calm days. On a blue ski cumulus cloud day you need all your rags up to use every bit of wind. Complacency has no space in the boat, the clouds can produce strong gusts and violent shifts, and as ever the cleated jib will put you in. I think therefore a single big sail would be safer… a balanced lug for instance.
Additionally a free standing mast and lug sail will allow for quick setup and have advantages going for quick sails.
Scrolling through eBay boat bit adds, as I occasionally do I came across a lug sail of approximately the correct dimensions.
After a lot of careful measurements and some CAD it has the exact same area as the Gull and allows for the mast in a convenient position
There is a bit more to this than as I plan to allow the rig to be completely rotating and going to experiment with sailing ‘beyond the Lee’ and gybe over the bow. I’ll leave that for another day. Currently making the mast socket.
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Interesting. I have just converted the hull of an old wooden Gull to take a junk (=standing lug?) rig, and done the calcs to have the C of E in about the same position as when the Gull is sailed main-only. I’ll make a test sail from a tarp, which appears to be a viable option even for a permanent sail.
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I’d say a Junk is a Balanced Lug, obviously it all depends on where you’re putting the mast, mine is forward of the front thwart, the great thing about the Junk and Balanced lug is you have a lot of control of the balance by moving the sail fore and aft
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