Nice demo! What's the advantage of routing the mainsheet forward to the base of the mast then back to the cockpit again, if I may ask - rather than keeping the mainsheet aft?
Very nice Steven! The cut-out boom sliders look very elegant but do you have any concerns about robustness of the batten connections and therefore overall strength? How heavy is the boat? I have been considering a junk conversion and a split rig seems the most sensible way to go so it is great to see someone who has done something similar on a small vessel. Cheers.
The battens do not need to be that strong as they each only support a realtively small area of sail. This is why we can use such light weight fabrics too..My boat weighs about 1.5 Tons. The sail is 240ft2. Which is considerably more than the 180ft2 that was the original boat dssign
@@apecamperMy comment was not regarding the strength of the battens but rather, the battens do not appear to be continuous but rather, fit into the mast sliders that are replacing the parrals. If they are not continuous, then it is the connections at the slider that are heavily torqued by the forces on the battens.
The batten guides are made of HDPE and have a phenomenal sheer strength. I haven't had any problems in my first sailing season. I will keep people posted. My boat is out of the water now for the winter. I am doing a few tweaks to the sail, but am looking forward to my next season on the water.
How does the aero junk pull? do you get extra drive compared to the original sail plan from the extra area or does it need the extra area to compensate for a junkrigs lower efficency?
Windward performance is similar.. On a reach or run this sail far exceeds the performance of the original sales. I now have about 9m2 or 100ft2 more sail area. I have a few tweaks I want to do over the winter but am very happy so far
Love the simplicity of the junk rig, especially for single/short handed sailing.
Very good demo!
Nice demo! What's the advantage of routing the mainsheet forward to the base of the mast then back to the cockpit again, if I may ask - rather than keeping the mainsheet aft?
It acts like a vang (kicking strap). Often junk rigs have a down haul to stop battens riding up
Very nice Steven! The cut-out boom sliders look very elegant but do you have any concerns about robustness of the batten connections and therefore overall strength? How heavy is the boat? I have been considering a junk conversion and a split rig seems the most sensible way to go so it is great to see someone who has done something similar on a small vessel. Cheers.
The battens do not need to be that strong as they each only support a realtively small area of sail. This is why we can use such light weight fabrics too..My boat weighs about 1.5 Tons. The sail is 240ft2. Which is considerably more than the 180ft2 that was the original boat dssign
@@apecamperMy comment was not regarding the strength of the battens but rather, the battens do not appear to be continuous but rather, fit into the mast sliders that are replacing the parrals. If they are not continuous, then it is the connections at the slider that are heavily torqued by the forces on the battens.
The batten guides are made of HDPE and have a phenomenal sheer strength. I haven't had any problems in my first sailing season. I will keep people posted. My boat is out of the water now for the winter. I am doing a few tweaks to the sail, but am looking forward to my next season on the water.
@@apecamper Having no problems is good. I hope that your next season goes well. 🙂
How does the aero junk pull? do you get extra drive compared to the original sail plan from the extra area or does it need the extra area to compensate for a junkrigs lower efficency?
Windward performance is similar.. On a reach or run this sail far exceeds the performance of the original sales. I now have about 9m2 or 100ft2 more sail area. I have a few tweaks I want to do over the winter but am very happy so far