Michael Storer, the designer of the Goat Island Skiff and many others, has started a sail making loft with some friends in the Philippines. His standing lug rigs being powerful, low aspect and easy to reef, make them a good option for any outrigger sailing canoe. The prices are good and reef points are included. Read this page on adapting his sails to other designs.
The worst case scenario for adapting these sails to my designs would involve drilling an extra hole for a different leeboard location and adding some extra reinforcement there.
And yes, I know that's a unimaran in the above photo :-)
Thankyou for the kind comments Gary. I did read this when it was published because it sparked some interest.
ReplyDeleteAt the time we were just setting out with the sailmaking and making lugsails for my own boat plans.
But we have moved on in the past decade and custom make sails and send them worldwide.
Along with lugs we do roll around the mast reefing sails, lateens, gaffs and also we have made some of the crabclaw sails that you specify for the Tamanu, the different sized Wa'apa sails (to your design in the plan 24ft and 16ft so far).
Thankyou again for thinking of us!
MIK