Masthead, or Fractional Sloop? | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBDec 13, 2017 — The masthead sloop has an advantage in that it can fly a bigger headsail. Headsail are considered to have a better leading edge attack on the wind, in part, because the stay is smaller in profile than a mast, less air is disturbed and laminar flow is better because of it. As per other discussions recently, how the main is set in conjunction ...
fractional vs. masthead rigged, pros and cons?
WEBAug 13, 2012 — Yeah, the IOR rules started the masthead/fractional diversions, but I didn't think it was important to answer the advantages/disadvantages. Honestly, rigged correctly the masthead rigs will allow mast bend, proportionately the masthead is harder to get bend out of versus a fractional, that means it's harder to depower with just that one adjustment.
Masthead Sloop vs Fractional Rig | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBNov 11, 2009 — Oct 22, 2008. 3,502. - Telstar 28 Buzzards Bay. Feb 25, 2010. #3. The fractional rig is a more flexible rig. If the two boats were identical except for the rig, I'd go for the fractionally rigged boat. A fractional rig gives you more control over the sail shape. That said, I doubt these boats are identical and it would really help if you said ...
Masthead, or Fractional Sloop? | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBDec 13, 2017 — Downwind, masthead rigs used to do better against fract spin boats because they where fractional spin hoist as well, because old (IRC and PHRF) rules dumbly penalized them for a hoist bigger than J. They had smaller downwind sail area. Now, most fract boats are masthead spin hoists, and the advantage has turned the other way.
Masthead, or Fractional Sloop? | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBDec 13, 2017 — The other thing about fractional rigs is they are usually tapered and easy to bend for better sail trim. The masthead rig usually is like a telephone pole and not so bendy, which limits some sail adjustment. To the extreme, you might ponder a Star boat which is a hard-chined 22-footer used in the Olympics.
What are the sailing characteristics of... | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBDec 15, 2007. #8. Cutters are VERY different. The CE in a true cutter is in front of the mast; a true cutter having the mast at 50% of LOA while most sloops have the mast @ 30% of LOA. u000bu000bSo for a true cutter, reefing sequence is 'back to front'. Since the CE is in front of the mast the true cutter wont 'point' as high as a sloop; its ...
Tuning behind the mast furler - Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBJun 27, 2019 — Lord Nelson Lord Nelson 35 3 Full time cruiser. Jun 27, 2019. #5. Because the behind the mast furler adds another adjustable "stay" between the forestay and backstay. Placing tension on it changes the shape of the mast and would then seem to also play a role in the tension of the forestay, backstay and also mast rake.
Modified sloop to cutter rig | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBJul 23, 2019 — Nov 12, 2019. #3. The Cutter rigging should go inside of the sloop rigged forestay. The Cutter Stay should also attach to the mast somewhere below the jib stay. This works well for a Mast Head rig. The Cutter sail gives the Mast Head rigged Sloop the opportunity to put a smaller sail ahead of the mast in building winds.
Forestay tensioning on a 423 | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBDec 4, 2019 — The 423 is a masthead sloop? Regardless, tension is controlled with the backstay(s). The forestay or roller furling, where it acts as the forestay, determines your rake. It doesn't normally move, after that. If you have a masthead sloop with too much bend, you are likely over tensioned. Check your forward lowers, as well as your backstay tension.
fractional rig versus masthead rig | Sailboat Owners Forums
WEBMar 24, 2008 — The total number of sails on a fractional-rigged boat is usually less than on a masthead. u000bFractional spinnakers are smaller and easier to handle: the biggest beast on most boats - the one that is hardest to handle - is the spinnaker. On a frac rig, the sail is smaller and the pole is shorter, and the spinnaker therefore is easier to set ...