Speaking of rigs...

As I have mentioned before, I like the basic Balanced lug rig, which studies have shown to be much more powerful and weatherly than the ubiquitous Bermuda sloop. The problem is that for the last hundred years there has been little development in rigs outside the Bermuda sloop (or Marconi rig) so in effect most of us are stuck with the same old same.

Of course, when one thing dominates a sector anyone who tries to anything new or in this case old is met with no small heaping of scorn and derision whether it be junk rig, crab claw or balanced lug variant so I have to admire anyone who is willing to work outside the box and tilt at windmills... It is no easy job!


The Balanced Rig is one such beast. Sort of a cross between a split balanced lug and an AeroRig. It does not take a genius to see that this rig will most certainly work and deserves a look if only to see there are actually choices that are not the same old same...