AQBill
Active Member
Dear Fellow Sunfish Enthusiasts,
Is there any reason for the Sunfish to be rigged with the boom to port? I know that the sail is full on the starboard tack and that on port tack the sail is pressed against the mast. And, of course, I also know that the influence of the mast on sail shape results in slight differences in how one trims the sails. But for the life of me, I cannot come up with a reason that the boom should be to the port side. If the gooseneck were rotated 180 degrees - relegating the boom to the starboard side - it would seem to me to be just as effective as being to port. Perhaps this is done because Alcort did all their brochures with the boom on the port side...
Anyway, what is your take on this great mystery? Inquiring minds want to know...
AQBill
Is there any reason for the Sunfish to be rigged with the boom to port? I know that the sail is full on the starboard tack and that on port tack the sail is pressed against the mast. And, of course, I also know that the influence of the mast on sail shape results in slight differences in how one trims the sails. But for the life of me, I cannot come up with a reason that the boom should be to the port side. If the gooseneck were rotated 180 degrees - relegating the boom to the starboard side - it would seem to me to be just as effective as being to port. Perhaps this is done because Alcort did all their brochures with the boom on the port side...
Anyway, what is your take on this great mystery? Inquiring minds want to know...
AQBill