Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
Anyone tell me how a vessel equipped with lanteen sails goes about without
dropping its sail and resetting it on the other side. Many thanks |
#2
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
"Jewel" wrote in message ... Anyone tell me how a vessel equipped with lanteen sails goes about without dropping its sail and resetting it on the other side. Many thanks They don't go at all. There is no such thing as a lanteen sail or a lanteen rig. Wilbur Hubbard |
#3
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
On Mar 12, 2:55 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: "Jewel" wrote in message ... Anyone tell me how a vessel equipped with lanteen sails goes about without dropping its sail and resetting it on the other side. Many thanks They don't go at all. There is no such thing as a lanteen sail or a lanteen rig. Wilbur Hubbard Having built and sailed two small sailboats with LATEEN rigs, I can answer. You tack just as you would in any other sailboat. Both spars of the sail (boom and gaff) are one side of the mast on either tack. This does not matter at all because the pportion of the sail immediately adjacent to the mast is very small and low compared to the huge portion of the sail that is far from and undistorted by the mast.. A Lateen rig is a great way to get a huge sail on a small boat without using a tall mast. On the sails I have made, I have considered cutting off the portion of the sail that overlaps the mast but have not done so yet. |
#4
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
"Jewel" wrote:
Anyone tell me how a vessel equipped with lanteen sails goes about without dropping its sail and resetting it on the other side. "Frogwatch" wrote: You tack just as you would in any other sailboat. Both spars of the sail (boom and gaff) are one side of the mast on either tack. I can only add, there can be a slight difference in the way the boat sails (starboard vs port tack) due to the lump (or lack thereof) caused by the mast against (or not) the sail. The difference on a Sunfish, for example, is hardly noticable and of no concern unless you're seriously into racing. The original Lateen rigs, of a couple thousand years ago, DID drop their sails to tack. Thence came the origination of the term "Chinese firedrill" ;-) (except I think it was Arab pirates that invented it) Rick |
#5
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
On Mar 12, 3:45 pm,
"Jewel" wrote: Anyone tell me how a vessel equipped with lanteen sails goes about without dropping its sail and resetting it on the other side. "Frogwatch" wrote: You tack just as you would in any other sailboat. Both spars of the sail (boom and gaff) are one side of the mast on either tack. If you 're thinking Sunfish, yes. This is a modern rig for recreation, and very different from the old-timey working vessels lateen rigs. Phantman wrote: I can only add, there can be a slight difference in the way the boat sails (starboard vs port tack) due to the lump (or lack thereof) caused by the mast against (or not) the sail. The difference on a Sunfish, for example, is hardly noticable and of no concern unless you're seriously into racing. Even then, it's of no consequence because you're going to be racing other Sunfish, or lese under a handicap that takes the rig into account. A long time ago I raced Sunfish pretty seriously, and tried the gaff on one side and then the other. So did a LOT of other people. None noticed any difference... a far greater difference is in where the halyard & gooseneck are secured, and in how flat you hold the boat.. Phantman wrote: The original Lateen rigs, of a couple thousand years ago, DID drop their sails to tack. Thence came the origination of the term "Chinese firedrill" ;-) (except I think it was Arab pirates that invented it) Why pirates & not honest traders? Anyway, the lateen was devloped along the Med coast, possibly by the Phoenicians. It is notably closer-winded than the square sail, especially with ancient technology & materials. It is a sail for heavy cargo ships which do not want to carry a lot of oarsmen to get to windward... rowing galleys always carried square sails becuase they would only sail downwind & in fair weather. In ancient/classic times, the lateen was always boomless. A few classic lateens were rigged to dip the gaff, ie swing it vertical and then around to set on the new leeward side. Most of the ones that did this were obligated to gybe instead of tack when doing so. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
#6
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
Phantman wrote:
The original Lateen rigs, of a couple thousand years ago, DID drop their sails to tack. snip (except I think it was Arab pirates that invented it) dougking888 wrote: Why pirates & not honest traders? Maybe they pirated the idea from the honest traders? Anyhow, the pirates made such good use of it, the honest traders were forced to change their shipping strategy to numerous smaller ships and shipments rather than large ones... to spread the risk. Anyway, the lateen was devloped along the Med coast, possibly by the Phoenicians. Seems to me they'd definitely have the incentive. That galley rowing all the time's a killer. Wikopedia says the Romans introduced it, and later developed by Byzantines and Arabs. I guess it depends on who's history you believe. -shrug- Personally, I don't remember. Happened before I was born. Anyhow, whoever invented it, changed the nature of sailing and international commerce from then on. Rick |
#7
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
On the sails I have made, I have considered cutting off the portion of the sail that overlaps the mast but have not done so yet. Then it would become a lugsail, surely? |
#8
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
On the sails I have made, I have considered cutting off the portion of
the sail that overlaps the mast but have not done so yet. "broadssailor" wrote: Then it would become a lugsail, surely? I dunno about surely, but the Sunfish type lateen does resemble a balance lug more than a classic lateen rig. DSK |
#9
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
In article . com,
Frogwatch wrote: ... Anyone tell me how a vessel equipped with lanteen sails goes about without dropping its sail and resetting it on the other side. Many thanks Having built and sailed two small sailboats with LATEEN rigs, I can answer. You tack just as you would in any other sailboat. Both spars of the sail (boom and gaff) are one side of the mast on either tack. This does not matter at all because the pportion of the sail immediately adjacent to the mast is very small and low compared to the huge portion of the sail that is far from and undistorted by the mast.. A Lateen rig is a great way to get a huge sail on a small boat without using a tall mast. It's pretty much the same way of sailing as a standing lugsail - you go about but leave the sail where it was. It means that the rig is less efficient on one tack than t'other, but that's something that you just live with. Of course, with a big enough crew you /could/ drop the sail, swing the yard to the other side of the mast and re-hoist. This is the same process as is done with balanced lug rig - it gets a boost in efficiency in sailing at the cost of going about more slowly - and of carrying many extra pairs of hands. As the other poster said, it's a great way to get a large sail area on a small boat. Just be careful gybing. -- Andy Breen ~ Not speaking on behalf of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth Feng Shui: an ancient oriental art for extracting money from the gullible (Martin Sinclair) |
#10
posted to alt.sailing,alt.sailing.asa,aus.sport.sailing,uk.rec.sailing
|
|||
|
|||
lanteen sails
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ... "Jewel" wrote in message ... Anyone tell me how a vessel equipped with lanteen sails goes about without dropping its sail and resetting it on the other side. Many thanks They don't go at all. There is no such thing as a lanteen sail or a lanteen rig. Wilbur Hubbard Sorry - of course I meant Lateen |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Buying Used Sails | ASA | |||
Our New Sails....on the way! | ASA | |||
Sails & Sailmaking manual 1904 FA | Boat Building | |||
Evaluating old sails | Cruising | |||
The Compleat FAQ for alt.sailing.asa | ASA |