A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern...
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Sloop (redirect from Sloop-rigged)
fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sails fore and aft, or as a gaff-rig with triangular foresail(s) and a gaff rigged mainsail...
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rig typically carries 25 percent more sail than an equivalent Bermuda rig for a given hull design. A sail hoisted from a gaff is called a gaff-rigged...
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The Bermuda sloop is a historical type of fore-and-aft rigged single-masted sailing vessel developed on the islands of Bermuda in the 17th century. Such...
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Schooner (redirect from Schooner rig)
such a vessel a brigantine. Many schooners are gaff-rigged, but other examples include Bermuda rig and the staysail schooner.: 211 : 26 : 100 : 48 The...
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the headsail and mainsail in Bermuda rigs, although the benefits of the "slot effect" are disputed. Hybrids between a Bermuda sail and junk sail exist as...
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"gaff" (as in gaff rig).: 38 The overall shape of a gunter sail is roughly triangular, so having a superficial resemblance to Bermuda rig. A gunter sail...
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Lateen (redirect from Lateen rig)
rig was also the ancestor of the Bermuda rig, by way of the Dutch bezaan rig. In the 16th century, when Spain ruled the Netherlands, the lateen rigs were...
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Mainsail (category Sailing rigs and rigging)
so that the mainsail is much smaller than the foresail. The modern Bermuda rig uses a triangular mainsail aft of the mast, closely coordinated with...
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