[MHml] Fwd: mooring wing mast

[juan amador]

Gary;
Forwarded your email, as I think the list would be interested.
tony


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> From: coxcreek at ihug.co.nz
> Date: May 28, 2007 11:13:01 PM GMT-04:00
> To: juan amador <tonyamad at coqui.net>
> Subject: Re: mooring wing mast
>
> Hey Tony
> Well I did what you suggested, correcting a couple of typos
> and adding a little more information and sent it to
> multihull steamers.
> The dounle wing masted trimaran foiler was only a partial
> success - I found it very difficult with the half wishbone
> setup, to keep the leech from falling off - the tri,
> Misguided Angel was/is a single beam configuration and there
> was nothing aft of the mast mounting to sheet down to - I
> tried various setups but none were satisfactory. The boat
> was very fast reaching and running with its large sail area
> set low down, but bad to windward in a good breeze. The
> blanketing problem did not really exist, the mast spacing
> was wide and even if you did get some slight blanketing, you
> either headed up or down a few degrees. Actually in a blow
> once I found it quite good to purposely blanket, and drop
> the leeward main sheet, when I had too much sail up. Boat
> was incredibly fast - another time running from a squall I
> rounded up to anchor in an open bay and coming up into the
> wind the boat accelerated insanely as if one had floored the
> accelerator and I was rapidly running out of turning room
> with visions of flying into rocks at what seemed 100 mph.
> Just made it round in time.
> You don't want to hear these asinine stories.
> Anyway multihulls HAVE to go well to windward IMO so I
> changed the double rig for a tall 15.5 metre single wing
> mast - and that is what I prefer - should have done it in
> the first place. However double rigs on double beamed
> multihulls would/do work well - although the high aspect
> ratio single rig is more efficient plus being better in
> light airs.
> Misguidsed Angel is my own design: 11.3 m x 11.3 m and
> weighs 600 kgs.
> regards
> Gary
> ps: I didn't send this longwinded stuff to the steamers
> forum. If you think it is of interest, pass it on.
> pps: couple more jpegs of the angelic one in light airs, the
> only time I seem to take photographs, too busy in a breeze
> to get camera - I often single hand you see.
>> Thanks Gary for the info and pictures.
>> Sounds like the rudders did the trick.
>> And how did the tri with the  two masts work? Did you have
>> one mast   before and then converted to two?
>> I used to have a Shuttleworth 35 , but sold it 3 years
>> ago.  My first   daughter is starting college, so time to
>> save money.
>>
>> Please send your comments (below) to the list as I am sure
>> they would   like the info.
>> and also links to the two pictures , they will enjoy.
>> And if you could add info on the two mast arrangement,
>> what were its   cons and its pros.   I like the idea of a
>> two masted catamaran. take care.
>>
>> tony
>>
>>
>>

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