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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | The original Potters had only 72 sq ft Posted By: Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA Date: 2/4/10 10:30p.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: I'm not answering, but am curious... (Charley P14#729) The gunter rigs and Mk I's had a 50 sq ft main and a 22 sq ft jib, according to the brochures. They still managed to capsize. I recall a lot of white-knuckle sailing in my 72 sq ft gunter rig before I added reefing. With the rounded luff and foot area measured, the "75 sq ft" Sunfish sail is closer to 80 sq ft, and the official racing Sunfish sail has about 85 sq ft. My custom Super Porpoise sail (the blue and white one) is 96 sq ft according to the sailmaker. My orange and white lateen sail is an aftermarket Sunfish sail made by Sobstad, probably about 80 sq ft. But the difference in area does not appear great when laid out together with coincident foot and luff.

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Lazy Jacks on a Lateen Rig -- Manny Rubin -- 2/2/10 5:51p.m.

Lateen-Lazy... -- Charley P14#729 -- 2/2/10 7:31p.m.

Lateen Rig -- Manny Rubin -- 2/3/10 11:23a.m.

Lateen rig addition. -- Manny Rubin -- 2/3/10 11:27a.m.

Lateen reefing -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/3/10 1:47p.m.

Harry, one question... -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/3/10 3:02p.m.

Sorry, I was writing "luff" when I meant "leech" -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/3/10 6:14p.m.

Harry, never under estimate how confused I can become! -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/3/10 7:02p.m.

Mine is not a true lazy jack -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/3/10 9:49p.m.

My thanks to...Manny, Charley, & Harry! -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/4/10 7:21a.m.

Harry...Bill -- Dan Phy -- 2/4/10 8:01a.m.

OK! A Question for Dan & Harry.... -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/4/10 9:27a.m.

I'm not answering, but am curious... -- Charley P14#729 -- 2/4/10 8:05p.m.

 The original Potters had only 72 sq ft   -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/4/10 10:30p.m.

I'm not #2 -- Dan Phy -- 2/5/10 9:08a.m.

More on lateen reefing -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/5/10 12:05p.m.

More -- Dan Phy -- 2/5/10 1:22p.m.

It's a double ended canoe -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/5/10 2:16p.m.

Oceanic proa. -- Mike Westfield,webmaster-potter-pod.com&potter-yachters.org,Henrico,VA -- 2/6/10 5:10a.m.

sorry everybody, just trying to get my profile -- Neal Fennell P19 #1661 Victoria BC -- 2/6/10 10:06p.m.

Reef cringle locations -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/4/10 10:22p.m.

Thanks Harry. -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/5/10 6:56a.m.

my lateen reef points are a problem... -- John Madill WWP15 Mackinac Dreamer -- 2/8/10 10:10a.m.

Att; John about reefing. -- Manny Rubin -- 2/8/10 8:09p.m.

Using your reef grommets. -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/8/10 11:18p.m.

Harry, that is great information and great illustrations! -- Bill Nolen, P-15 Babe -- 2/9/10 7:50a.m.

thank you gentlemen..... -- John Madill WWP15 Mackinac Dreamer -- 2/9/10 11:23a.m.

Att;Harry-Angle of the boom when reefing Lateen -- Manny Rubin -- 2/9/10 5:31p.m.

Boom Angle -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/9/10 11:58p.m.

Keeping the boom level -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/10/10 12:14a.m.

Attaching Lateen Sail -- Manny Rubin -- 2/10/10 8:52p.m.

John: When I said "Manny," it should have been "John." -- Harry Gordon, wwp 14 #234, Mtn. View, CA -- 2/16/10 10:47a.m.