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I wanted to make the world's fastest yawl, so I made the aft sail bigger, but apparently that means it's not a yawl anymore! It's a real ketch-22.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3193/
I can't quite identify the point at which this turns from real to parody
Chaos rig? Sounds heretical
kite rig
There actually exist some boats that use kites exclusively for wind propulsion. This is used to save fuel, and most of the propulsion comes from motors. The kite is controlled by a computer.
That example might also count as a mastless rig from the comic.
Some people have also added kite-style sails to traditional sailboats, but I don't know much about this.
What about the null rig where you have zero masts and sails?
Bunk beds! There’s so much room for activities!
Aren't all of these just mimic octopus?
Vertical catamaran is genius
The fastest sailboat is kind of the offset rig:
What do you call an 12 foot long 2x12 stabbed with a stripper pole and an electric blanket?
I wish I knew enough about sailing to know which of these is a joke
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