Long mast required for vintage boat, 22' 6" hog stepped
Metal Carbon or Wood
Posted: 18/09/2009 15:54:42 By: MERVYN |
Mervyn
I have one - Metal Proctor. Has shrouds but no running rigging. Email me.
Posted: 18/09/2009 16:57:10 By: Richard Battey |
Does the taller mast significantly increase performance in land?
Does it help the raw speed/pointing side of things or does it get into the clearer air above trees mainly helping in the lighter winds?
Posted: 19/09/2009 09:56:16 By: cc |
Yes and not neccesarliy to all of the above in no specific order!
Posted: 19/09/2009 11:33:42 By: ... |
I've been toying with the idea of a high aspect rig for a while. This may seem like a stupid question...
Could you take a hog stepped mast and cut it down to provide a long deck stepped mast? Or would this not work due to all the sheaves etc being in the wrong place?
Posted: 20/09/2009 20:50:07 By: cc |
Correct cc it will all be in the wrong place.
Posted: 20/09/2009 22:25:11 By: ... |
Unless maybe the hog stepped mast was a 'long' one in the first place? but they are probably rare?
Posted: 20/09/2009 22:43:53 By: interested |
Richard I am very interested
Please call me on 0208 231 8911 or home 0208 991 5509
Posted: 23/09/2009 09:24:45 By: MERVYN |
Most of the successful old boats at Tamesis have 22ft. 6in. masts. These include the legendary 49 year old 'Passing Cloud' no. 1079 which sailed by Richard Harris won Cookham open last year and was 2nd at the recent Hampton S T.
Posted: 24/09/2009 08:00:04 By: Robert Harris |
So too, the lengendary , and much admired by Robert Harris, ADUR 7 Splatter. Trice a winner of the Cookham Open meeting, including one under the capaincy of Robert's extremely capable newphew Andrew.
Posted: 24/09/2009 14:51:34 By: PPP |
Sorry I didn't realise Robert had an extremely capable Nephew called Andrew, is he any relation to the other Andrew ?
Posted: 24/09/2009 15:55:05 By: WP |
It's genetic all this sailing talent in the Harris family!
Robert had the first Adur 7 1502 Helgel and did rather well with it too.
Posted: 24/09/2009 17:34:18 By: . |
Other members of the sailing Harris family include Sue who probably crewed John in his 1964 Salcombe win and now crews Berry Ritchie in 'Crescendo' no. 607. Then there's John and Sue's daughter Sara who crewed for her late husband Martin Warren when they won Salcombe in 1990. Sara's son James no crews Alan Warren. The Andrew who won in 'Splatter' is John and Sue's second son. Sadly my son and daughter William and Jane don't seem to have that gene but they do go to Salcombe every year.
Posted: 25/09/2009 09:54:17 By: Robert Harris |
