I am not saying it hasn't happened, but how many of you guys (and gals)
have seen a rig fail on a C&C......I have been sailing for approx. 40
years and have witnessed rig failures but not one on a C&C. I did see a
'chain plate' get pulled up approx one inch threw the deck on a C&C 36
but the crew got the rig depowered before any more damage could
occur....main was up as well.
My 32 has a mast the size of a telephone pole, keel stepped, baby
stay....... and I sail with a 135% all the time and will continue to
sail with the jib alone and will not feel threaten in any way shape or
form about rig failure as long as my standing rigging is sound, as it
should be!
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2014/09/19 5:35 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List wrote:
> ... applies to fractional rigs without running back stays. It could
also apply to mast head rigs without back stays.<
What Fred said matches my understanding of why there may be some
concern expressed by some sailors regarding sailing with head sails only.
In the very old days the ship's rudders were so small and weak
balancing and steering the vessel by the location and trim of the
sails was necessary. Modern designs and construction methods allow us
to compensate for an un-balanced rig with mechanical advantage and a
strong rudder.
During the heyday of IOR designs, including fractional rigs, many
designers and owners in search of the smallest advantage would put up
a lightly built small section mast. I recall seeing 4 and 5 spreader
rigs on 40' boats with very small section mast extrusions. Many of
these rigs appreciated the additional fore and aft stabilization that
the mainsail gave to the mast itself. Many of these rigs went over
the side owing to operator error.
For those of us sailing a well maintained non-custom (thinking
Evergreen here) C&C design with the headsail only in most conditions
but certainly in light air will not jeopardize the rig's stability.
If you find yourself in heavy air "pounding" conditions it may be well
to sight up the mast as the boat makes a hard landing to be sure the
mast "pumping" (fore and aft") is under control. In those extreme
conditions some mainsail load may add some dampening to the mast pumping.
Martin
Calypso
1971 C&C 43
Seattle
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*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of
*Fred Hazzard via CnC-List
*Sent:* Friday, September 19, 2014 12:36 PM
*To:* Joel Aronson; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List sailing under jib alone
I imagine that not sailing with jib only applies to fractional rigs
without running back stays. It could also apply to mast head rigs
with out back stays.
Fred Hazzard
S/V Fury
C&C 44
Porland, Or
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
All,
Earlier this week I went out for a lazy sail after work. Unfurled the
jib in 10 knots of wind and decided I was too lazy to remove the main
cover and hoist the main.
I've read that sailing under only jib is bad because it places an
uneven load on the rigging. Seems to me that the load is minimal in
light air and the total load is a lot less under one sail.
Thoughts?
Joel
35/3
Annapolis
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