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The Gaff Rig Handbook
A handbook for those designing, building, rigging or sailing gaff rigged craft. It provides an insight into the design, history, techniques and developments of a rig which has evolved through the centuries. The author outlines the practical aspects of the masts, spars, sails, running and standing rigging, and contrasts the development of the gaff rig in Britain, America, Scandinavia and France.
240 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2001
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April 13, 2016
Given the title is 'History, Design, Techniques, Developments' - there is little of any of the last three.
A few short pages on design (unless you include the 'History' section about the evolution of the various rigs), almost nothing on Techniques and precious little on 'Developments' means that this is basically a reference on the various types of Gaff rigs and how the individual locations shaped them.
If you want a book on Gaff rig sailing technique I would recommend Cunliffe's enigmatically titled 'Hand, Reef and Steer'. If you want a coffee table book to solve arguments about what is better in a blow, a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter or a Galway Hooker, then this is your guide.
A few short pages on design (unless you include the 'History' section about the evolution of the various rigs), almost nothing on Techniques and precious little on 'Developments' means that this is basically a reference on the various types of Gaff rigs and how the individual locations shaped them.
If you want a book on Gaff rig sailing technique I would recommend Cunliffe's enigmatically titled 'Hand, Reef and Steer'. If you want a coffee table book to solve arguments about what is better in a blow, a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter or a Galway Hooker, then this is your guide.
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