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A mainsheet is a line connected to the boom which allows a sailor to control the speed of a boat. The jib sheet attaches to the clew of the jib, and controls it. The jib has a sheet on each side, only one of which (the leeward one) will be in use at one time. The spinnaker sheet attaches to the clew(s) of the spinnaker, if carried. A ...
This is called the sheet and serves a slightly different function. When the boat jibes, the spinnaker pole will be moved from one side of the boat to the other, causing the sheet to become the guy and vice versa. A foreguy may also be used to control the height of the spinnaker pole. It is attached either to the end of the pole or to a bridle ...
Waterborne sailing craft rely on the design of the hull and keel to provide minimal forward drag in opposition to the sails' propulsive power and maximum resistance to the sails' lateral forces. In modern sailboats, drag is minimized by control of the hull's shape (blunt or fine), appendages, and slipperiness.
Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 1, January/February 2001. Sail magazine, August 2004, pages 54–57. Heart of GLASS: Fiberglass Boats And The Men Who Made Them by Daniel Spurr, pages 244–250. The World's Best Sailboats Volume II, by Ferenc Máté. Albatross Publishing House, 2003. Best Boats to Build or Buy, by Ferenc Máté ...
It has a length overall of 20.50 ft (6.2 m), a waterline length of 17.50 ft (5.3 m), the design displacement was 1,250 lb (567 kg), but production displacement turned out to be 1,400 lb (635 kg). It carries 400 lb (181 kg) of ballast. The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 252 with a high of 246 and low of 258. [2] [8] San Juan 21-2
A bracket is standard equipment and the boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor of 2 hp (1 kW) for docking and maneuvering. [1] [7] The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with two 78 in (200 cm) bunks in the cabin bow. The cabin has 45 in (110 cm) of headroom and the companionway hatch folds into a small table.
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The Annie 30, often just called Annie, is an American sailboat that was designed by Chuck Paine as an offshore cruiser and first built in 1980. [1] [2] [3]The Annie design was later developed into the Annie 2 by Paine and offered as plans for custom building or amateur construction.