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A well-illustrated guide to rigging and reefing a gaff-headed weekender..
[Honnor Marine, Ltd., Rochdale, UK]
The author mulls the formulae that might help him specify the size of mast and shrouds for a 30 foot gaff cutter (displaces 8 tons, with one cap and two lower shrouds).
[Classic Marine, Woodbridge, Suffolk, the UK]
Modern gaff rigs often have high-peaked gaffs, which requires a careful connection to the mast. The author also covers the choice in attaching the sail to the spars between the British habit of wooden hoops or the Dutch lacing.
[Classic Marine, Woodbridge, Suffolk, the UK]
One of the best sources of information about traditional gaff rigs is the archives of WoodenBoat Magazine. If you have access to back issues, at a nearby library, for instance, check here for more than 20 articles.
[WoodenBoat]
A section of the Shallow Water Sailor Sailing Manual gives 15-step instructions for setting up the gaff rig from scratch on a Marsh Hen daysailer. Good illustrations
[Shallow Water Sailors, USA]
Hand-made wooden mast hoops, belaying pins, deadeyes, parrel beads and cleats.
[Pert Lowell Co., Inc., Newbury, MA, USA]
Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.
[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.
[Usenet, USA]
Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..
[Usenet, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes. Many specialized forums, including engines, multihulls, maintenance, piracy, the galley, insurance, destinations, and many more.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
An inch or two adjustment in peak halyard will drastically change the shape of the sail.
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