KARO, the big rigg

The biggest rigg since my footy affair was tested, it is a 2000sqcm rigg, the mast height is 75 cm, the AR of the main sail is somewhere around 2.6 and jib AR is 3.

the vang is simplified as much as possible, 4 hole tensioners were made because three hole ones(both made of 2mm plexi glass) were releasing tension

The problem to solve is the mast crane, it is preventing the upper 3-4cms of sail to open properly

Today i was sailing on the pond in the park, where shifty conditions prevail. Acceleretaion of the boat is nearly instant, upwind there is a bit of weatherhelm, maybe too much for my taste but totaly sailable.The mast has to be bend forward as the luff pocket on the main has no curve. Heeling is logically increased with the sailarea, but the boat handles it well, the problem is the vertical downforce sinking the boat alot, thats about 4cm at bow, sort of increasing the displacement drastically, i will write more about that in the upcoming hull design post. Nosediving, today some 10+ knot gusts were present and it seems that the classic rigg only sinks the bow to a certain degree and no more, and thats superb! it means that i can easily sail a heavily overpowered footy.

Below is a crappy clip, the white sails and the bright sun make the phone to over-expose the boat...

Clip

The plan for the weekend is to make a new main with a shorter foot, reducing the weather helm.
And testing the big rigg in real(not so pondy, shifty and unfair)conditions to se the real performance.