How is your yacht rigged?

[Lt.]

How is your yach rigged? How long is you yacht, how tall is the mast, do you like your rig? If you could would you have a different rig?

[gjordan]

LT. Much depends on what size boat you think you need to cruise on? A 30 foot sloop is just fine but if you are going offshore in an above 35 footer a cutter would be more practical. If you want a MANLY 45 foot cutter, can your significant other handle the boat if you sprain or break a wrist a 1000 miles from shore? At or above 45 foot a ketch with double headsails might be more practicle, especially if you are like me(almost medicare age). My own preferance is for a cutter with a reefable hanked on stayail and a roller reefing jib or genoa, and 3 reefs in the main. It gives you the least trips to the foredeck in a blow. Just remember that more boats are lost to poor anchoring skills than sailing skills.______Grant.

[skipmac]

Pretty much exactly what Grant said. I have owned sloops, 33' and 36', ketch 58' and now a cutter 42'. Love the cutter and love the size. Big enough for comfort, easier motion than a 33' but not so big I can't handle it by myself.

Also have a hank on staysail and a roller furling jib and a triple reef main.

As I think about it that guy Grant must be a pretty smart fellow.

My wife is fairly petite and probably couldn't handle anything much bigger than a Laser so if I break my wrist I better have a spare crew member.

[SailPenelope]

I had a Catalina 30 sloop for 21 years.....loved it but wanted more....something more traditional. We got a CT41 ketch.....beautiful......lots of wood, lots of work. Love sailing the ketch........more sail combinations, more fun.

[bruce smith]

Simple and strong.
gaff ketch, up to 7 sails
deadeyes, 7x19 shrouds, no backstays, heavy sails, no roller twirling,lazyjacks,murray sheet winches, no genoa
simple is not the same as easy

[Randyonr3]

42 foot cutter rigged performance cruiser.. tall mast at 68 feet and deep fin keel..
forsail is roller furled, staysail is hanked on, and main is full batton with 3 reef points, (we are using check stays)
At 42 feet, she's easy to handle for myself or my wife, gives us a fast passage with the ability to shorten the sails if the boat becomes overpowered..
I think you'll find many boats cruising that are rigged the same and about the same size.. A 42 is a good size for comfort and speed, and a cutter is a great combo and easy to handle..

[Cacique]

Vancouver 27 and Cutter rigged, furling yankee, hanked staysail and a main with 3 big reefs with reefs 2 & 3 with 2 lines each back to the cockpit oh and a storm jib for when it gets really messy. Crossed the atlantic X 3 and a circumnavigation 1990 to 1993. If I had a bigger boat I would go for a cutter or ketch or maybe a junk we try not to beat its only racers that do that and the bermudan sloop suits that too.