MPG (nothing to do with fuel)

[oldvarnish]

I was looking at a broker's listing of a boat and amongst the sails listed was
'MPG'. Anyone know what that stands for?

 

[Quandary]

Multi purpose genoa? naw, unlikely?

 

[SeamanStaines]

I was looking at a broker's listing of a boat and amongst the sails listed was
'MPG'. Anyone know what that stands for?

According to white sails..

M.P.G

In this day of non-over lapping headsails, you can now double your light-wind speed. The M.P.G. is a free standing straight luffed nylon genoa sheeted well aft.

The M.P.G has a vectran luff rope which can be winched up hard for windward work, and comes supplied with its own single line furler. As this is a straight luffed sail, it will only take you to approximately 120° off the wind.

 

[jamesjermain]

Its like a big cruising chute/asymmetric spinnaker - I think

 

[Twister_Ken]

Yup, Multi-purpose genoa. I think UK Hunter boats were behind the idea. Other people might have called it a Scooper. Big genoa, made from rip-stop nylon, flown with a not very tight luff, for light airs sort-of-upwind work (but they don't point), round to reaching.

 

[VicS]

Yep multipurpose genoa

see HERE and HERE

 

[Wunja]

Would that be the same as a 'drifter'?

 

[Twister_Ken]

No. A drifter is a small boat used for catching herring.

 

[VicS]

Would that be the same as a 'drifter'?

Same sort of idea

DRIFTER

Drifter

Although THESE are different

 

[emsworthy]

Same sort of idea

DRIFTER

Drifter

Although THESE are different

These are pretty good too!

http://garbonza.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/drifters63.jpg

 

[Twister_Ken]

By jingo, they don't make hair like that nowadays.