Blue Moon, modified junk rig
Blog of Blue Moon, a 25 ft long Top Hat yacht, built by Formit Yachts, that was rigged as a modified junk rig, by her original owner, who was an engineer.
| Vessel Name: | Blue Moon |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Top Hat 25 MkIII |
| Hailing Port: | Laurieton |
| Extra: | Blue Moon is a unique MkIII Top Hat, It was built as a Modified Chinese Junk Rig, sometimes known as a "Junkette" rig. |
| Home Page: | www.tophatyachts.com |
21 January 2011 | Laurieton
Sun Shade
This large "Outdoor umbrella" that we had no use for at home, does make very good shade for the cockpit, although it is heavy & quite cumbersome to put up, it covers most of the cockpit. I just need to fabricate a stainless steel socket for it (similar to a fishing rod holder), that can be clamped to the pushpit. Obviously it can only be used on calm days at anchor, & (as someone pointed out) it does look like a giant "cocktail umbrella"! :)
16 January 2011 | Gosford to Newcastle
My first coastal passage
This is about the Top Hat, that I owned before Blue Moon.
10 January 2011 | Home Port
Trying to connect the mainsail to the mast.
I'm having trouble trying to connect the along the "luff" front of the mainsail to the mast, this is one attempt, where I diagonally laced the eyelets of the sail around the mast but upon raising the mainsail, it continually snagged, forcing a trip to the mast to un-tangle(the lacing) & it caused a lot [...]
Sun Shade
