View Single Post
  #38 (permalink)  
Old 09-09-2008
BigCat69's Avatar
BigCat69 BigCat69 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: near Seattle
Posts: 21
Rep Power: 0
BigCat69 is on a distinguished road
Hoyt's tweaks

Quote:
Originally Posted by tommays View Post
i have a friend with a Harbor 20 and there are a lot of things he hates about the Hoyt Jib Boom


It does not tack in light air and the controls in general do not work all that well


Tommays
Well, of course that is quite different than the Hoyt rig. The Hoyt Jib Boom is just a brand of jib boom, and he certainly didn't invent the concept. Like the Hoyt rig, it is a tweak of an existing concept. The Hoyt Rig is a standing lug rig, and really the only tweak is to hang it at a distance from the mast instead of right next to it.
__________________
Interested in yacht design or boatbuilding? Check out my webpage-
Reply With Quote Share with Facebook