HMMM. Hadn’t previously looked closely at the mast of your new vessel. Are those not the much maligned swept back spreaders? This summer I walked away from a new Beneteau that surely had a longer waterline and a slipprier design than my 43 year old Brewer Morgan 382. But we were running down a narrow channel dead down wind. I could ease my sails well out, the Beneteau could not. It was an evil pleasure to see them fall further and further behind.
Yup, swept back spreaders, but fine in this case, because this is a boat with a sprit and an asymmetric spinnaker, so she never sails downwind or even close. When I wrote about swept backed spreaders I specifically mentioned that exception: https://www.morganscloud.com/2009/08/18/swept-back-spreaders/
That said, I would not have bought a boat like this if I was still short handed ocean cruising and particularly sailing in the trade winds.
HMMM. Hadn’t previously looked closely at the mast of your new vessel. Are those not the much maligned swept back spreaders? This summer I walked away from a new Beneteau that surely had a longer waterline and a slipprier design than my 43 year old Brewer Morgan 382. But we were running down a narrow channel dead down wind. I could ease my sails well out, the Beneteau could not. It was an evil pleasure to see them fall further and further behind.
Hi Terence,
Yup, swept back spreaders, but fine in this case, because this is a boat with a sprit and an asymmetric spinnaker, so she never sails downwind or even close. When I wrote about swept backed spreaders I specifically mentioned that exception: https://www.morganscloud.com/2009/08/18/swept-back-spreaders/
That said, I would not have bought a boat like this if I was still short handed ocean cruising and particularly sailing in the trade winds.
Horses for courses.