When we are interested in a multihull, we first look at the hulls, the bridgedeck, the cabins or even the stowage capacity… And the standing rigging? It’s nevertheless what holds the mast up, isn’t it? We’re going to take a look at the mast, the boom and their peripherals!
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Published on 19/09/2018
By
Vince Valstar
Issue:
162
Published:
Nov.
/
Dec.
2018
The standing rigging on a multihull differs significantly from that of a monohull. Firstly, taking into account the absence of heel, it is subject to much greater forces. But finally it’s not that complicated to keep the mast upright, as the width of the platform offers well-spaced anchor points. A forestay at the front and two aft-swept lateral cap shrouds. To resist compression the profile is more often than not self-supporting and held by its own tripod rigging consisting of one or more levels of spreaders and jumpers. Other solutions with intermediate rigging…
