The Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Rails: A How-To Handbook for Builders and Owners

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The Golden Age of Sail is long past, sadly, and much of its lore is nearly extinct. Sailboats now almost uniformly use the Bermudan sloop rig—a triangular jib and a triangular mainsail. But that rig evolved mainly to meet esoteric yacht-racing measurement rules. It is not necessarily the most efficient or effective rig.

This book lets sailors rediscover the practical advantages—and the aesthetic delights—of such configurations as the sprit sail, the gaff sail, the lug sail, and the gunter rig.

It also includes valuable information on marlinspike work like rope-whipping and eye-splicing; and tips on converting your modern sailboat to a traditional rig.

Table of Contents

• The Basic Foundation
• The Marlinspike Kit—A Sailor's and Waterman's Friend
• Replacing a Modern Sailing Rig with a Traditional One
• The Sliding Gunter—A Versatile Traditional Sailing Rig
• The Sprit Sail—Simple, Efficient, and Elegant
• Lug Sails
• The Chinese Lug Sail
• Gaff Sails
• Variations on Several Themes

About the Author

David L. Nichols has been building boats and making sails for approximately fifteen years. When he isn't designing sails or building boats you'll find him in the boats he's designed and built.

The Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Rails: A How-To Handbook for Builders and Owners