Size of the rig?

Picture of TS50 from http://www.xlcatamarans.com/

A racing sailing boat with full crew can have lots of sails both to the area and the numbers. Short- or solo sailor must choose carefully. It should be easy to reduce sail so we really do what is necessary.


To get good performance even in light winds the rig must be big enough. Then it should be easy to reef the mainsail and switch to a smaller foresail. A mainsail with three reefs are almost standard on all multihulls these days and foresail on a roll.

I've thought of a 110% solent as standard sail on a fixed forestay with roller. Aft of it to hoist a heavy weather jib on a roller a bit behind of the fixed forestay and if the wind increases switch to the next roller furler with the storm jib.

In front of the fixed forestay should be a couple of attachment points for a Code Zero and gennakers. Overall, it will be six sails to handle.

The rig will be pretty similar to the image of TS50 above. The height of the mast may be about 85% of a racer to become manageable solo.

Links: TS 50