Backstay broke

I will describe the broken masthead saga in the following posts.

There is value in having a very long boat, it is faster and easier on the waves.

But there is also value in having shorter rigging with less pressure on it. 

On the shorter rig things are cheaper and easier to fix.

I wonder if ketch rig or yawl would be a better cruising option.



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My favorite quotations..


“A man should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”  by Robert A. Heinlein

"We are but habits and memories we chose to carry along." ~ Uki D. Lucas


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