Riding sail

[Graeme Lock]

After a string of mooring failures in my mooring ground, I want to minimise the chances of Shakti's letting go. I've fitted a snubber to soften the jerking loads, and now a riding sail. But the riding sail my mate gave me is obviously not the correct shape. Have any of you kind people fitted one and can share their experience? And please don't start on the mooring: it's a complicated issue I'll explain some other time.

Cheers, Graeme

[Maeling]

I can understand problems at Sandringham, tight space, exposed to the wind from the Westerly 1/4 .  I am guessing you are trying to stop Shakti sailing around on her mooring.  That is a hard one.

Geoff

[MrSeaDragon]

Hi Graeme, 

I haven't used one myself but I notice Rolly Tasker has them and you might be able to get an idea of sizes as they have a chart online.

https://rollytaskersails.com.au/products/anchor-sails

Kind regards,

Greg.

[MrSeaDragon]

. . . and I notice in their comments . . . " Do not sheet it on the centerline as that won’t prevent the boat from sailing back and forth on the anchor rhode."

[Graeme Lock]

My riding sail didn't work terribly well, partly due to its shape and partly due to being too far forward.  It was run up in a hurry by a friend without much regard to shape, and I'm sure a better shape might help. His works brilliantly, but he has a ketch and it's way back on the mizzen.

When I finish my current agenda of projects I'll experiment with one attached between the back stay and the solar mounting pole, which is supported at the rear of the pushpit so it will be a bit further aft. Now that I have an industrial sewing m/c I'll be able to run up some trial shapes in any old fabric and see which works best and then hopefully make a fair-dinkum one.

Cheers, Graeme

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