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Stuff I didn't include in prior posts on boats---foldable trimarans, the 
history of Lord Riverdale, Blue Bird of Thorne (Robb 
design)---beautiful, fast, safe twin-keelers from the 1930's that are 
still sailing)  Added stuff on junk-rigs--best for simple singlehanding 
without complicated rotating masts, hydraulics or unreliable electric 
winch gear)



http://www.ace.net.au/schooner/sites2.htm  (URL list on boats, 200 
Bolger designs out of his 700. Lot of dead links)

http://www.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/boats.html

http://members.aol.com/polysail/HTML/links.htm  (important 
website---polytarp and Tyvek sails)

The Chinese Sailing Rig: Designing and Building Your Own
by Derek Van Loan, Don Haggerty
Where to find it:
Not in the public domain.
Buy it used at Amazon.com: The Chinese Sailing Rig
Review:

I originally bought this because Practical Junk Rig (PJR) by Hasler was 
out of print, and its price was out of sight. Now this is out of print, 
too, and in short supply. Still, it's a valuable book, worth getting in 
its own right. This book tells how to rerig your boat with a differently 
shaped sail than PJR describes, and the different design goals and shape 
seem to lead to different results. The emphasis in this book is very 
practical and hands-on, and the shorter, wider sail it advocates may 
give better windward performance than PJR's tall, narrow, flat sail. If 
you're seriously interested in the Chinese rig, I recommend this book, 
as well as PJR.


http://www.sailnet.com/sailing/02/bobaug02.htm  (folding trimarans with 
rtating sails---fast, stable, pretty pricey)

http://www.geminicatamarans.com/PDF/Practical_Sailor_Telstar.pdf

(Telstar foldable catamaran with tripod mast brace and lowering mechanism)

http://microship.com/resources/multihull-sailboats.html  (reasons for 
multihull over monohull for gunkhole crusing, beaching)

http://www.boatbuilding.com/content/twinkeels/  (Lord Riverdale's Blue 
Bird of Thorne---first scientifically-designed twin-keel yacht---way to 
go safely and in comfort in shallow water---if you run aground on a 
reef, just wait until high tide and motor, sail or winch off---you won't 
grind through the twin keels, whereas a laid-over deep-keel monohull 
will puncture quickly on a coral reef.)

http://microship.com/resources/micro-trimaran.html  (building with some 
purchased hull components)


More to come.
Practical Junk Rig: Design, Aerodynamics & Handling
by H. G. Hasler
Where to find it:
Not in the public domain.
Buy it used at Amazon.com: Practical Junk Rig
Buy it new from Amazon.co.uk: Practical Junk Rig The U.S. Amazon doesn't 
have it yet, but you can get it from the British Amazon. Ordering from 
Britain seems to be painless, and this is the only way most of us will 
be able to afford it!
Review:
NEW! Adlard Coles Publishers has finally reprinted this! It's not on 
sale in the U.S. yet, but you can use the link above to get it from Britain.

This book is the cannonical tome on the practical design and use of 
modern junk rigs on modern, western hulls. It was writen by Colonel 
Hasler to explain how to rerig modern boats so that they could be 
handled entirely from below-decks, with no need to expose the crew to 
the weather. He sailed his little folkboat Jester with this rig in many 
trans-Atlantic races, and succeded in his goal of making a safe, 
easily-handled rig. Somewhat later, the Hills sailed Badger for 20 years 
with a Hasler-style rig, and praised it highly. This book gives the 
theory and the practical knowlege you need to understand the junk rig 
and design your own. Unfortunately, it's out of print, probably 
permanently, so you will have to either pay a frightening price for an 
original copy, or go the library and copier route. This book belongs on 
the shelf of any serious designer, and the shelf of anyone who's serious 
about junks