[MHml] DynaRig, Mast-Aft, Bi-Plane sailing rigs

[Peter Murray]

Maltese Falcon race results 
http://www.newportbucket.com/StBarthsFleetUpdates.htm 
 
from their log   http://mfalcon.blogspot.com/
The Maltese Falcon completed her first St. Barth's "Bucket" regatta and won the ":Wow Factor," if not the race.
 Her record was a Ist, a 3rd, and a dead last. Basically, she sails on a triangular course (which is what the Bucket's 
courses are, in effect) about as fast as any of the better competitors. So, when on day one, her (pursuit) start was 
second off the line, she finished first by some thirty minutes. The committee punished her on day two with a start at 
the the bottom of the fleet, so she obliged by finishing last. On day three they gave her a start mid-way in the fleet, 
and she climbed readily to third place. The Bucket, though, is more about fun than performance, and she had plenty of that.

How well do they go upwind?

----- Original Message ----
From: Dave Culp <dave at kiteship.com>
To: Informed discussion of multihull issues <multihulls at steamradio.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:21:05 AM
Subject: Re: [MHml] DynaRig, Mast-Aft, Bi-Plane sailing rigs

Hi Brian,

These are beautiful photos of a grand and powerful yacht, but they do
not speak to Rob's points, as near as I can ascertain. Was there
something more you intended to say, which perhaps got cut off? Do you,
for instance, have any photos of Mirabella--or another large
sloop--sailing boat-for-boat against Falcon? Do we have any cost
comparisons for their respective rigs? Drive data? Maintenance
comparisons? Gorgeous photos of yachts we'll never afford make
compelling eye candy, but do we have any real facts?

Thanks,

Dave

On 5/24/07, brian eiland <beiland at usa.net> wrote:
> Rob replied:
> > You could have added that not only is it vastly more expensive and many
> > times heavier than the unstayed biplane, it is also much less safe,
> > unreliable, hard to handle, with very high maintenance and will not perform
> > as well on any point of sail, including reaching.
>
> Brian replied:
> The Dynarig appears to be doing very well in the St Barts trade winds
> <http://boatdesign.net/forums/showpost.php?p=142295&postcount=94>
> (I belive that 3rd photo might be a power reach). I could probably find a few
> more such photos as well.
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