4 Headsails on a Mac

[Highlander]

Well here she is











to the guy's who had a sneak preview Thx for your comments
to view more pics go to my bucket site

Maltese Falcon eat your heart out you don't have to be rich to satisfy an ego or have one not that I'm saying I do just be smart as to how you go about satisfying it. You got to admire the guy though he's got gut's & was not born into money

Cheers John

[Currie]

John,

Gorgeous work! - as always. I love cutter rigs. Questions: Do you ever fly more than two head sails at a time, or just use alternate them in different conditions? If you fly more than two, how do you manage the sheets? Wouldn't she have wicked lee helm?

Inspiring pics. Thanks

~Bob

[Highlander]

Bob

I have flown both genny, jib at the same time & the boat points very high now with my idasailor rudders, no weather or lee helm, also flown jib & my furled spin together , the storm sail was added to late to try out. Next yr I wiil fly three headsails gen,jib,storm together , with my mast ext. all I need to do now is add a 26X boom & I'll be able to fly an 26X mainsail
everything is rigged to allow all 4 headsails to be flown at the same time & I will be trying that next yr when I can get Beene & Alex on board for "rail meat" . This set up allows for about 16 diff. headsail configurations

J.

[Currie]

Thanks John - looking forward to the sailing pics. I'll keep an eye out for you on the Saginaw Bay in case she runs wild on a nor'easter

[delevi]

Wow John! Awesome looking rig. With all that canvas, you might consider one of those BWY or Mike Inmon ballasted keels. Though, knowing you, you can probably make your own.

Thanks for sharing,
Leon

[ronacarme]

Wow. I'm envious. My 4 headsails can fly only one at a time. Ron

[beene]

4 Headsails come with some of the finest SPAGHETTI and MEAT BALLS ever seen







G

[Highlander]

And that be Scottish ! Eh "not Italian"

[NiceAft]

John said:

And that be Scottish ! Eh "not Italian

"Eh"
Sounds Canadian to me

Ray

[bastonjock]

And that be Scottish ! Eh "not Italian"

have you ever sailed in Scotland? and where does the scots connection come from highlander,i can identify with your crazy streak

[Highlander]

Born in Scotland , left home at age 15yrs , left UK at 19yrs to see a wee bit of the world !!!, And believe this the only sailing I did in scotland was on Loch Lommond in an orange crate with a inner rubber tube sqeezed over it, broom pole & single bed sheet was my rig I was maybe 9yrs old then ? my Mother never did find out ! lucky for me but she was always trying to figure out where that bed sheet went to !
So if you'd call that a "crazy streak" I guess I'd fit the bill

John

[waternwaves]

john.....


I thought your family told me that it was 3 bed sheets.......

as she was a cutter rigged crate.....



I look forward to getting up there and throwing some real weight over the rail.......... I will be bringing my foulies.

[bastonjock]

ill be doing the west coast this year,although i live in England these days,i still return home.

if you have a hankering for a sail on the west coast let me know,ill see if i can offer you a slot on one of my trips

[LOUIS B HOLUB]

Well here she is



Cheers John

Amazing Job

Im not sure I could "single handle" all the lines running aft.

Once again, I tip my hat to a clever Mac Sailor.

Im wondering if any danger exists for a Mac-M mast without a rear back stay, and having 3 fore-sails along with the main sail?

[Highlander]

Louis. Hmmm. !!

I'll let you know sooner than you think ?
but I'm thinking running backstays maybe required !

QUOTE
Im not sure I could "single handle" all the lines running aft.

Louis, A piece of cake, colour coded sheet lines placed in sequenced !!

John