by Ken bradon As a general note to all builders: I'm counting on you guys to help keep the Swift's rigging above anything that might come along by engaging in the process of constant improvement. Single handed three sail skiff sailing is our baby and it has been, and continues to be, a really fun new brain teaser. I can potentially save you a lot of time and expense with a little communication. The number of ideas I've tired that have failed would blow your mind (and likely, your confidence in my design capabilities). I've used the approach that an "infinite number of chimpanzees at an infinite number of typewriters will eventually write the Declaration of Independence". If you have a rigging idea, you may want to post a general overview on the mailing list so you can benefit from and avoid the portion of the idea that has already been tried and failed. Please don't read this to mean that, because a rigging idea has been tried and failed, it's not worth pursuing. Rather, use the mailing list to learn from the failures and design around them. With this kind of communication, we can and will take single handed sailing to yet another new level. Best regards, Bram
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