Cutter Rig—Should You Buy or Convert?

In the last chapter I covered why a true cutter is a great rig for short-handed offshore voyaging.

And since I have infinite confidence in my powers of persuasion, I’m assuming that you are all now chomping at the bit to convert your sloops and ketches to the cutter rig.

But before we get into the how of adding cutter capabilities, let’s look at a bigger question: When does a cutter make sense, both when buying a new boat and considering a conversion?

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