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MAINMASTS and this adds tremendously to the compression
load on the mast. With more at stake in terms of
Mainmasts are more than just great big mizzens. load, designers can go far afield in search of work-
The loads they bear are of a whole other order able rigs, and work even harder to make those
of intensity and complexity, as described in the rigs interact with the hull. See, for example, how
“Spreader Loads” section of Chapter 5. Loading Otter’s hull was redesigned to accommodate a single
from staysails is particularly significant; unlike miz- wire: the backstay. Mains demand your attention.
zen staysails, the ones on the main are meant to be
trimmed in hard when the boat goes to weather, Figure 8-8. Rig details of Troubador, designed by
Ted Brewer. Dotted lines show the position of runners
referred to in the text. (left by Margaret Wilson-Briggs)

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