Thank you for sharing these videos...I have just bought a Lugger ( yet to take delivery) and have ordered a new set of sails. It appears that you have at least one batten in your main...I'd appreciate your sharing comments and details and any other 'changes' you may have detailed to your sailmaker.
Thanks, congrats on the boat! I actually removed the battens and roach from my main because of the way I like to stow the main and bundle it to the yard. The battens got in the way when stowing the sail though it had nicer shape and still would have been usable. I have one reef; a second or deeper reef might be nice if I had more ambitious plans for the boat. Make sure the grommet/sail spacing is right from the head to the base of the yard. Have the sail come up a few inches short so you can lash the head to the end of the yard for tension. (Hope that makes sense) And make sure the part of the sail where it connects to the base of the yard is solid and reinforced, lots of wear and tear at that point. Otherwise simple grommets up the luff to lace the main to the mast and yard. Let me know if you have more specific questions. I’ve sailed the lugger and the longboats a good bit and have had the good fortune to sail with a group of sailors that have A LOT of drascombe specific knowledge. Cheers
Thank you for sharing these videos...I have just bought a Lugger ( yet to take delivery) and have ordered a new set of sails. It appears that you have at least one batten in your main...I'd appreciate your sharing comments and details and any other 'changes' you may have detailed to your sailmaker.
Thanks, congrats on the boat! I actually removed the battens and roach from my main because of the way I like to stow the main and bundle it to the yard. The battens got in the way when stowing the sail though it had nicer shape and still would have been usable. I have one reef; a second or deeper reef might be nice if I had more ambitious plans for the boat. Make sure the grommet/sail spacing is right from the head to the base of the yard. Have the sail come up a few inches short so you can lash the head to the end of the yard for tension. (Hope that makes sense) And make sure the part of the sail where it connects to the base of the yard is solid and reinforced, lots of wear and tear at that point. Otherwise simple grommets up the luff to lace the main to the mast and yard. Let me know if you have more specific questions. I’ve sailed the lugger and the longboats a good bit and have had the good fortune to sail with a group of sailors that have A LOT of drascombe specific knowledge. Cheers