Vedauwoo Posted April 27, 2016 Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) As I was perusing some sailboat boards...came across this....what is the name of the type of vessel at the top....the 3rd and 4th from the left... (the two with the forward "v-masts" and a sorta upside down spinnaker/square sail)? Edited April 27, 2016 by Vedauwoo Quote
Capn Frank Posted April 27, 2016 Posted April 27, 2016 I would say Crab claw rig would be the closest. These sails appear to be arranged in a square-rig fashion likely because they're sailing down wind. Usually they're fore-and-aft rigged so that they can sail close to the wind. Quote
Bregir Posted April 27, 2016 Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) I have no clue. Looks like a very unhandy sail for anything but sailing directly before the wind. Maybe artists interpretation of something he doesn't know much about? Or maybe a hole in my knowledge? Edit: Phred: The Crab claw rig is normally carried on a mast - here the two spars seem to work as each a mast, with the sail between them..? But it might be an interpretation of that type.. Hm, good point. Edited April 27, 2016 by Bregir Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted April 27, 2016 Posted April 27, 2016 I think it is an Arabic ''Dhow'', however not many pictures can be found with that mast setup. Quote
eurotrash Posted April 27, 2016 Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) I'd guess at a Crane Sprit - maybe a Double Sprit http://indigenousboats.blogspot.com/2010/05/austronesian-rigs-simplified.html Edited April 27, 2016 by eurotrash Quote
Capn Frank Posted April 27, 2016 Posted April 27, 2016 I moved this topic since it wasn't BoBS related. Quote
blackdeathgr Posted April 27, 2016 Posted April 27, 2016 I dont have the faintest idea but that picture just got "accidentally" saved into my LEGO/Pirates/Ships folder! Quote
GeoBrick Posted April 28, 2016 Posted April 28, 2016 As I was perusing some sailboat boards...came across this....what is the name of the type of vessel at the top....the 3rd and 4th from the left... (the two with the forward "v-masts" and a sorta upside down spinnaker/square sail)? The closest I could find with this sailplan was a Balinese Jukung. But the hull in the picture in the book I found it is praulike with an outrigger. According to my guide the sailplan was Southeast-Asian, and dispersed towards Indian and Pacific cultures. Quote
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