four sided genoa anyone?

[dylanwinter]

gotta hand it to those skiff wallahs

 

[LittleSister]

Gaff rig makes a comeback!

 

[johnphilip]

Why? Is it a bus shelter or a bimini?

 

[Daydream believer]

Lower c of effort on the sail
Plus more twist control options
Plus reduction in tip stalling by adding an endplate
Total waste of time i suspect

 

[srm]

Not a new idea, J class and other large yachts used quadrilateral jibs and looked a lot more elegant for it.

 

[Daydream believer]

Not a new idea, J class and other large yachts used quadrilateral jibs and looked a lot more elegant for it.

Yes but this dinghy is using a fathead sail which is not the same as the early quad genoas
& i believe ( although i cannot conform) they are using a single sheet not two
What they are trying to achieve is a totally different thing ( other than go faster of course)

 

[jwilson]

gotta hand it to those skiff wallahs

It might catch on for these 18-footer skiffs: I can see that it adds area to the jib, and when planing with the bow a few feet out of the water the top-plate will generate more lift. It will only ever catch on for skiffs though, as they sail almost everywhere, including downwind, on a close reach.

 

[nimbusgb]

It may be more effort than it's worth but I'll bet that the first time it appeared in the launching area all hell broke loose with protest flags all over and people winging to the committee. The mental advantage gained must have lasted a couple of races too!