Recent Blogs
The Cutter
How a Cutter works as a fast single-masted vessel for pilot transfers, revenue patrol and coastal interception. Hull form, rig, sizing and worked example.
Sliding Gunter
Learn how the Sliding Gunter rig works, why sailors use it on dinghies and tenders, and how to size the yard, halyard and traveller for...
Full-rigged Brig
Full-rigged brig explained — sail plan, rigging geometry, and speed calculations. Real maritime examples, named ships, and a worked passage-speed example.
Brigantine
Brigantine sailing rig explained: how the two-masted square-and-fore-and-aft sail plan works, why crews picked it, and how to size it for sail-training vessels.
Barkentine
Barkentine sailing rig explained — how the square-rigged foremast and fore-and-aft main and mizzen work together for shorthanded ocean trade and sail training.