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Forum: Monohull Sailboats

03-10-2012, 17:48

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The Death of the Ketch ?

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Posted By Bash

Re: The Death of the Ketch ?

Agreed. Nothing like a tall stick to get the heart thumping.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

12-07-2012, 11:04

Replies: 502

The Death of the Ketch ?

Views: 126,474

Posted By Bash

Re: The Death of the Ketch ?

Well, yes and no. Most club racing is on windward/leeward courses, which is where the sloop will outperform a ketch for obvious reasons. Point too high in a ketch and the main gasses the mizzen;...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

11-07-2012, 10:12

Replies: 502

The Death of the Ketch ?

Views: 126,474

Posted By Bash

Re: The Death of the Ketch ?

Mari Cha III is a ketch.
Mari Cha IV is a twin-masted schooner.

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

11-07-2012, 10:07

Replies: 502

The Death of the Ketch ?

Views: 126,474

Posted By Bash

Re: The death of the ketch?

In a word: "motorsailer."

(Not my term, by the way. Check what the manufacturer calls them: Nauticat Yachts (https://www.nauticat.com/home) )

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

10-07-2012, 08:55

Replies: 502

The Death of the Ketch ?

Views: 126,474

Posted By Bash

Re: The death of the ketch?

A less romantic view, perhaps:

The ketch rig was a necessary evil before the technology existed to handle large sails. Splitting the rig kept the sails small enough to manage with a short-handed...

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