That is an interesting rig, Chris. I wonder how easy was it to raise the sails
on the foremast, and how efficient the resulting configuration in different
angles of wind.
Chris
> On 21 Nov 2015, at 14:37, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The Royal Geographical Society has digitised more of the photos from
> Shackleton's ill-fated Antarctica expedition:
>
> http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34856379
> <http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34856379>
>
> I don't know as I have seen the very first one before, as it reveals the
> rigging configuration of the Endurance that I had not realised. The foremast
> is rigged much like the single-masted (later refitted as a brigantine) 18th
> century sloop "Lady Washington" that I've recently seen, with a gaff rigged
> sail together with the square rigged sails. The main and mizzen masts of the
> Endurance are both gaff rigged. Pretty odd for an open-sea vessel, more like
> a coastal cargo ship (aka coaster).
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