Practical Junk Rig [Hardcover]

H. G. Hasler (Author), J. K. McLeod (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 2005

The authoritative handbook on designing and using junk rigs. Includes useful technical information on designing your own junk rig. Includes all the content of the prior editions, rearranged for readability, plus an added half dozen junk rig design study plans.

Editorial Reviews

Review

No better or more comprehensive work on the subject available . . . it should be considered THE handbook on junk rigs.... -- Sailing

The first detailed major work dealing with the design, aerodynamics and handling of the junk rig. -- Nautical Magazine

This must be the definitive work on the junk rig. -- RNSA Journal

About the Author

H. G. Hasler and J. K. McLeod created the modern junk rig for yachts in the 1960s, sailing their creations across oceans and designing them for other yachtsmen.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Tiller (January 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888671386
• ISBN-13: 978-1888671384
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,031,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handling/Building the Junk Rig, June 17, 2000

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william e katakis (Toledo Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Junk Rig: Design, Aerodynamics & Handling (Hardcover)

The theory and relevant illustrations along with specific commentary make this a unique and mandatory Must Read for anyone considering serious sailing conditions in a junk rig sailboat. If you are going to design your own rig, you've still hit the jackpot. This book will save you about a hundred years of costly mistakes, serious wallet aches, and may even save your life. The Junk rig is fantastic , but like any rig you need knowledge to use it correctly and safely. By the way, I'll take the Junk Rig over anything out there today, it is forgiving, inexpensive, more durable than dirt, and usable in heavy weather as well as sunset cruises on a smooth day. With so little pressure on any point of the sail, they just don't rip. You could shoot holes in it with a shotgun and you wouldn't affect performance much. Try that with a western rig, and the pressure would rip it apart. I can't give this book anything but 5 stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible of Junk rig design, February 1, 1999

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[e-mail] (san diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Junk Rig (Hardcover)

The author's , Hasler and MacLeod, diseinged my boat, SIRIUS, an expanded version of Hasler's Folkboat JESTER. Mine is a North Atlantic 29. their book is absolutely required reading for any owner of a junk rig or anyone contemplating one...i talk about this at some length on my web site.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First Book to Read., April 28, 2008

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David Chamberlin "AK Dave" (Alameda, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Junk Rig (Hardcover)

Ahoy!

If someone is interested in junk rigged boats; this is the first book to purchase and read. It established the subject and lexicon.

For years, I have owned and lived aboard the last NA29 to come out of the mold, It is a shame that this particular design is not included in the book. Also, I believe the book was written before the research on cambered sails on Junks was in, and it only discusses "flat cut" (no camber) sails. For that information, one pretty well has to go to the Junk Rig Assn. or Yahoo Junkrig Group.

Fair winds...

Dave Chamberlin