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

[brian eiland]

Allan wrote:
> I fully support Dave's comments regarding the lack of  proven track records

> of most of the participants in the boatbuilding threads that Brian uses as 
> if they are quoting facts

Brian replied:
"On the other hand here are a few observations on the bi-plane rig". This is
the quote from my posting. I don't think this is my calling them facts, even
though they do seem to support the 'blanking' fact.

Rather interestingly the one vessel, the Radical Bay is not what one would
call a cruising boat, but rather a vessel that should be capable of pulling
the apparent wind forward. Yet it appears to suffer from the blanking at
times.


Allan wrote:
....That's alot of extra weight up

Brian replied:
Granted the DynaRig puts a lot of extra weight aloft. In a ballasted monohull
this is truly a sin, as it requires considerable ballast to offset this weight
aloft. 

In the unballasted multihull this is not the same critical factor.