At last, some decent headgear for winter sailing.

[Ex-SolentBoy]

 

[Gymnopedie]

Not a bad boat either !

 

[davidej]

Go to the top of the Photoshopping class!

 

[KREW2]

You just wanted to use that as a reason for posting a piccie of your new boat.
beautiful.

 

[Achillesheel]

Did the bloke in the companionway forget to bring his?

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

Did the bloke in the companionway forget to bring his?

He is an engineer and we all know they do not have a sense of humour.

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

You just wanted to use that as a reason for posting a piccie of your new boat.
beautiful.

Lovely boat, but not mine. She was at SIBS this year though, minus the hats.

 

[rob2]

Have to disagree, "engineers" have a well developed sense of humour - like the one who "serviced" my engine leaving it unusable! Why do they call them engineers when they're mechanics?

Rob.

 

[Davegriff]

Not even that. Most a just 'fitters'

 

[Neil]

Showing my ignorance, I know......

Just looking at the photo, I always wondered how cutter-rigged boats tacked - How do you keep getting the front gib on the other side of the rear jib? Is it not a bit of a faff?

 

[bedouin]

Not a bad boat either !

+1 - what is she?

 

[[70521]]

Are you sure they are hats? Look more like tell tails to me.

 

[skip50]

Are you sure they are hats? Look more like tell tails to me.

Look more like tall tails to me

 

[JayBee]

+1 - what is she?

Rustler 42

 

[bedouin]

Rustler 42

Ah - I should have guessed - I thought it looked like a Stephen Jones design

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

Just looking at the photo, I always wondered how cutter-rigged boats tacked - How do you keep getting the front gib on the other side of the rear jib? Is it not a bit of a faff?

You tack the genoa as normal, grinding the sail in on one of the cockpit coaming winches. You can then pull the staysail across by hand and tension it on a companionway winch. The loads are quite light on the staysail.

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

Ah - I should have guessed - I thought it looked like a Stephen Jones design

More photos here.
http://www.rustleryachts.com/42-photos.php

 

[bedouin]

More photos here.
http://www.rustleryachts.com/42-photos.php

Forget the advent calendar - that is pure porn

 

[Pleiades]

Taking a cutter

Tis a fine Rustler indeed and a great photo ta.Tacking with yankee and a staysail is a doddle - I assume most cutter tackers find it handy to leave the staysail backed momentarily to help pull the bows round to whatever course you want to pick up. (Of course our AWB correspondents will point out helpfully that this is because such boats are so slow to handle

Robin
Pleiades of Birdham
MXWQ5

 

[danielefua]

You tack the genoa as normal, grinding the sail in on one of the cockpit coaming winches. You can then pull the staysail across by hand and tension it on a companionway winch. The loads are quite light on the staysail.

1) furl the jib just the necessary to make it clear of the inner stay,
2) tack (mizzen staysail and jib are both clear),
3) unfurl the jib.

Daniel