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Bart wrote
Regarding the Aero Rig. It is a neat setup for a solo
sailor, or older couple that don't want to kill
themselves
wrestling sails around in a conventional rig.

IMHO there are less unwieldy options... the Chinese lug
rig, for
example. Another would be a roller-furl staysail schooner.

... The
attributes of the rig were well analyzed in previous
discussions.


Fuzzy Logic wrote:
There is plenty of info on the boat (it's a beauty).
It's the first I've
seen of this type of rigging and I would curious to know
more about it
especially the claim of 40% more power over conventional
rigging. I had
heard there were issues with the manufacturer
(Carbospars) as well.

40% more power? That's nonsense, not even wing sails gain
that much.
The AeroRig has been around for years and just isn't
catching on.... I
assume for some good reasons. If it were even 5% more
efficient then
you'd see racing boats winning with them.


''especially the claim of 40% more power over conventional
rigging''

by conventional rigging , they must have meant square sails
made of canvas.

Scotty