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  2. B&R rig - Wikipedia

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    The earliest B&R rig was the result of wind tunnel tests and research by Lars Bergstrom and Sven Ridder at Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology. [6] The first generation, built around 1970, included a backstay and was used on many production boats. A patent application for the B&R rig was submitted in 1973 and was granted in 1975. [1]

  3. B&R 23 - Wikipedia

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    The B&R 23 is a sailing boat designed in the early 1990s. It has an ultralight construction with a very large sail plane. It has an ultralight construction with a very large sail plane. Typical crew is a helmsman and two deck hands in trapezes.

  4. B&R rigged - Wikipedia

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  5. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    "The old ship went to the breakers". 4. A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of becoming separated from the ship or if used as a lifeboat. breakwater 1. A structure constructed on a coast as part of a coastal defense system or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift. 2.

  6. Hunter Marine - Wikipedia

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    Hunter then utilized the design service of Glenn Henderson and its in-house team until 2010. Hunter is responsible for several market innovations, including their trademark stainless steel cockpit arch and their use of the B&R rig. Hunter also began the construction of sailboats whose hulls make use of bow hollow and stern reflex, marine ...

  7. Hunter 310 - Wikipedia

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    Hunter 310 on its cradle, showing the keel and rudder configuration. The Hunter 310 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.It has a fractional sloop Bergstrom & Ridder rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.

  8. Hunter 27-3 - Wikipedia

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    The Hunter 27-3 and Hunter 27X are a family of American sailboats that were both designed by Glenn Henderson and both first built in 2006. [1] [2] [3]The Hunter 27-3 was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 27, but is now usually referred to as the 27-3 to differentiate it from the unrelated 1974 Hunter 27, 1989 Hunter 27-2 and later designs bearing the same name.

  9. Gaff vang - Wikipedia

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    Rarely used now they are commonly shown on old pictures and drawings. Typically separate port and starboard vangs were fitted. The primary purpose of the gaff vang is to reduce the twist in the sail caused by the gaff "sagging away to leeward". [1] This sag is the main cause of the gaff rig's poor performance to windward relative to the Bermuda ...