I have been a fan of Chris Morejohn's designs for like ever... His Hogfish Maximus continues to hold the top spot on our next boat short list but the catketch of a couple of days past reminded me of another Morejohn design along the same lines.
As you can see it is a junk schooner and while the junk rig has many admirers it also has a rather vocal group who really hate it... The funny thing about both of these groups is that most of them have zero experience with junk rig in an up close and personal way... Just something to keep in mind.
For the moment, just accept that there are quite a few sailors with junk rigs who are very happy campers...
Now this thirty-four foot shoal draft (2') boat has a very livable interior for a couple, lots of stowage space and it will sail well enough to get you wherever you want to go in safety and comfort. The fact that it is an easily built boat of common affordable materials (spelled plywood/epoxy/polyester) and rigged with free-standing masts (spelled flag/light poles) means that you can build the sucker and be cruising with some spare change in a reasonable amount of time. There is a LOT to be said about an affordable, easy, and fast to build boat.
If I were to build the Hogfish Maximus I'd ask Chris to pencil in this rig but I would not run it as a junk but opt instead for a balanced lug sail as it would both perform a bit better and be simpler and cheaper than the junk sails. Using Matt Layden's roller furling system for the balanced lug rig would make life very simple...
Listening to Weezer
So it goes...
