What do you call this rig?

[TQA]

I am tucked up in Five Island harbor Antigua waiting for the start of Classic week. This vessel bearing the red ensign came in and overnighted.

What kind of rig is that. Does anyone know anything about the vessel.

 

[prv]

I don't know the vessel, but she's a three-masted lugger. Looks rather in the French (Breton) style to me. Cornish luggers originally had three masts, but were long since restricted to two as an anti-smuggling measure (so that the excise men could catch up with them!).

Pete

 

[Zen Zero]

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?370375-3-masted-lugger

that one has been here before!

 

[cryan]

I think thats a Standing Lug when the tack is so close to the mast?

 

[prv]

I think thats a Standing Lug when the tack is so close to the mast?

I think you're right on the mainmast and mizzen. The foremast looks like a balanced lug to me - this has a boom which extends forward of the mast and in the UK was more commonly seen on small dinghies.

The most noble form of lugger of course is the dipping lug, with the tack attached to the stemhead well forward of the mast.

Pete

 

[coopec]

Reminds me a lot of the Duyfken but that little ship is a square rigger.

http://www.duyfken.com/

 

[TQA]

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?370375-3-masted-lugger

that one has been here before!

Yup that is her. I thought she might be a replica of a French Chassee Marree? However Grayhound is a 5/6th replica of a Cornish Lugger

She will be sailing in Classics so it will be a chance to see how she performs.

 

[Kelpie]

The most noble form of lugger of course is the dipping lug, with the tack attached to the stemhead well forward of the mast.

Pete

Indeed. But I would say that, having learned to sail on this old lady:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3419/3746133382_ddddd69b6a_m.jpg