Any sailors out there ??

[ronttuk]

I have just been given a HERON sailing dingy, im after some advice help etc ,,

 

1st what does the numbers on the sails mean or are used for ,

 

i pressume they are some kind of registration,

 

its fitted out as a gunter rig , anyone got a decent pick of a gunter rig ?? (i have googled it already)

 

thanks guys in advance

[colsoop]

I think Ewen is or was a seaman.

[Swampy442]

In my experience (Lasers, mirrors, enterprise) its like your car, an indication of the year it was made.

[Tricky-Ricky]

I would rephrase that title if i where you;)

[JustGav]

I would rephrase that title if i where you;)

 

Someone had to say it

[tony tt]

I thought it was askin for gays on the forum haha

[supraspanner]

In my experience (Lasers, mirrors, enterprise) its like your car, an indication of the year it was made.

 

Yes that is basically it! It is just an identification number.

[bluecoup]

sail number can be anything

should have a tax disc a reg number to use on local water ways ie broads authority

[Swampy442]

sail number can be anything

 

Not so, its the serial number of the boat telling you the age, well was in every class I sailed in.

[Paul]

I think Ewen is or was a seaman.

 

[ronttuk]

so is there a registry for the numbers?

[Swampy442]

Maybe try here?

 

http://www.heron-dinghy.org.uk/

[SUPRALOOPY]

I think Ewen is or was a seaman.

 

aren't we all:D

[Ewen]

Cant remember what the number is pertaining to, the owner or the boat, but its an identification number. Sometimes combined with an insignia to identify the type of yacht (in the Herons case it is usually a stylised heron shaped silhouette) and also code letters that identify the country. Smaller yachts and dinghies often dont have more than the number.

Herons came with either a Gunter or Bermudan rig. Gunter rigs are a form of gaff rig....instead of a single piece mast and boom as on a Bermudan rig, Gunter rigs have a gaff attached to the mast...this is simply another spar branching off from the mast.

Heres a description ripped off from Google...

 

Gunter: a rig designed for smaller boats where the mast is often taken down. It consists of a relatively short mast (usually slightly shorter than the boat so that it can be stowed inside) and a long gaff (often only slightly shorter than the mast). However, rather than the usual trapezoidal shape of a gaff sail, it is triangular, like a Bermuda rig. This allows the gaff, when hoisted, to pivot upwards until it is vertical, effectively forming an extension to the mast. Thus a decent-sized sailing rig can be added to the boat while still allowing all the equipment to be stowed completely inside it.

 

Good pic of one below...

[Chris Wilson]

My ex girlfriend was into sailing dinghys, Mirrors if I recall correctly. There's a web site for most of these, and a "sailors forum" I think. Why am I humming "In the Navy"? It needs a V6 outboard, IMHO. http://www.heron-dinghy.org.uk/

[ronttuk]

Thanks guys looking forward to some sunshine now so i can start painting and varnishing.