Cutter rigging
Cutter rigging is a type of rigging used on sailing yachts .
Kuttergetakelte sailing yachts only have a mast where the mainsail is performed, and before that, often at a bowsprit , two or three headsails . On classic yachts, the mainsail is a gaff sail , sometimes also supplemented by a gaff top sail attached above ; on modern yachts it is a high sail . Historically, the three headsails are the jib (B), the jib (D) and the flier (E). The sail area is distributed equally from mainsail and headsail.
With modern cutter rigging, the genoa or a working jib is driven on the outer forestay and a smaller cutter sail is used on the cutter stay further in. Often this is also dispensed with and on the cutter day the storm jib is only used when necessary . After all, this has the advantage that it can remain permanently attached and dangerous work on the forecastle to change the foresail in an upcoming storm can be avoided.
Modern rig designs dispense with the jib boom - instead , a bowsprit is occasionally used for an asymmetrical headsail ( e.g. gennaker or blister ). However, these sails are driven free-flying without a stay .
literature
- Schult, Joachim: Segler-Lexikon. Bielefeld: Delius Klasing, (13th edition) 2008, ISBN 3-87412-103-8