All
Curious if anyone out there has a Hood riding sail? Looking for guidance on how to rig it.
Thanks!
Chip Wilkerson
Moonshadow
NS 33
Barrington RI
Are we talking about something to reduce sailing at anchor?
Oops, Bruce Clark, N30,Nonsuch , Whitby YC, Lake Ontario
Yes, to keep the boat into the wind at anchor. Thanks
Chip Wilkerson
Moonshadow
NS 33
Barrington RI
Chip,
You might be interested in an INA Update article on riding sails that was reposted under MEMBERS TIPS & PROJECTS on www.Nonsuch.org. You get there through the MEMBERS tab on the website.
The article’s titled, “Keep your boat from sailing at anchor - Posted June 2020”.
It describes the Finn-Delta riding sail, but I think they’re similar. It describes how to make one, rather than the rigging of it, however.
That’ll require someone else’s input.
– Bob
If you go onto your Discourse account you can add your boat type, location, etc so that it is automatically added to your post. No more “oops”.
Don
The basic idea is the same for all riding sails but the details of the boat matter. What you want to do is have the ‘luff’ aft and the ‘clew’ going forward. If possible you can hank the sail to the topping lift, attach the ‘sheet’ to a mid deck cleat and hoist with the halyard. On Nonsuch we have a tackle at the bottom of the topping lift and can’t reach above this, but we do have two halyards. We use one halyard as a sort of backstay and hank the riding sail. We use the other halyard to hoist the sail. We also have a line at the ’tack’ of the riding sail so we adjust the height of the sail. We position the sail vertically so the sheet going forward leads correctly with equal tension on the foot and leech. This photo gives you the general idea. It does not totally eliminate tacking at anchor but dramatically reduces it.
Bruce Clark
N30, ’Nonsuch’
Whitby YC, Lake Ontario