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What would you call the rig of an Optimist pram? It has a gaff but it is
not really a gaff rig is it?

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What would you call the rig of an Optimist pram? It has a gaff but it is
not really a gaff rig is it?

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Glenn Ashmore


It's a spritsail, hence has a sprit not a gaff or a yard.
Some would further classify a rig on the presence of a boom or its type-
hence a boomed spritsail.

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It's a spritsail, hence has a sprit not a gaff or a yard.
Some would further classify a rig on the presence of a boom or its type-
hence a boomed spritsail.

Peter HK


That's it! I couldn't for the life of me remember. Thanks

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