Rigging Specs

Standing and Running Rigging Specifications
of the 1977 British Sail Plan, and
Sail Plan Dimensions (undated).

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Mainsail Halyard
Foresail Halyard
Main Sheet
Foresail Sheet
Reaching Sheet
Topping Lift
Mainsail Clew Outhaul
Kicking Strap
Cunningham Eye
Backstay Tensioner
Foreguy
Burgee Halyard

Spinnaker Halyard
Spinnaker Sheet Port
Spinnaker Sheet St'bd
Spinnaker Uphaul
Spinnaker Downhaul

Anchor Warp

8mm Prestretched 3 Strand Terylene
8mm Prestretched 3 Strand Terylene
10mm 8 Plait White Matt Terylene
10mm 16 Plait Gold Terylene
10mm 8 Plait White Terylene
6mm 8 Plait Prestretched Terylene
6mm 8 Plait Prestretched Terylene
8mm 8 Plait Prestretched Terylene
6mm 8 Plait Prestretched Terylene
6mm 8 Plait Prestretched Terylene
6mm 8 Plait Prestretched Terylene
2mm Plaited Terylene

8mm Prestretched 3 Strand Terylene
10mm 8 Plait Red Matt Terylene
10mm 8 Plait Blue/Green Matt Terylene
6mm 8 Plait Gold Terylene
10mm 8 Plait White Terylene

10mm 3 Strand Nylon

62ft (19 Meters)
62ft (19 Meters)
45ft (14 Meters)
50ft (15 Meters)
23ft (7 Meters)
50ft (15 Meters)
8ft (2.5 Meters)
10ft (3 Meters)
8ft (2.5 Meters)
12ft (4 Meters)
15ft (4.5 Meters)
45ft (14 Meters)

62ft (19 Meters)
35ft (10.5 Meters)
35ft (10.5 Meters)
30ft (9 Meters)
27ft (8 Meters)

100ft (30 Meters)

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Standing Rigging - Lengths EXCLUDE bottlescrews which are 8"/203mm long.

Cap Shrouds (2 of)

Forestay

Backstay

Fwd Lower Shrouds
(2 of)
Aft Lower Shrouds
(2 of)
Divided Lower Backstay

5mm 1 x 19 S/S complete with Hasselfors
swaged end bottlescrews.
5mm 1 x 19 S/S complete with Hasselfors
swaged end bottlescrews.
5mm 1 x 19 S/S complete with Hasselfors
swaged end bottlescrews.
5mm 1 x 19 S/S complete with Hasselfors
swaged end bottlescrews.
5mm 1 x 19 S/S complete with Hasselfors
swaged end bottlescrews.
5mm 1 x 19 S/S complete with Hasselfors
swaged end bottlescrews.

25' 10"

26' 8"

24' 8"

13' 8"

13' 9"

11' 0"

Note - I trust the standing rig lengths stated above are correct but it would be a braver man than me who would have new made up before checking. Also the dimentions for the backstay and divided lower backstay do not add up. I don't know the standard backstay setup as I do not have it on Zethar.

Sail Plan Dimensions.

Mainsail
Max IOR Genoa
No2 Genoa
Long Luff Jib
Working Jib
Storm Jib

Luff
22' 3"
25' 9"
24'
24'
21' 3"
17'

Leech
24'
25' 7"
23' 3"
23' 3"
18' 6"
13' 6"

Foot
10'
11' 11"
11' 3"
9'
9' 4"
6' 9"

Area
111 sq. ft.
154 sq. ft.
129 sq. ft.
101 sq. ft.
87 sq. ft.
42 sq. ft.

Spinnaker

25' 6"

Max Width - 13' 91/2"

I.O.R. Measurement Details.
I = 25.75ft.
J = 7.67ft.
P = 22.25ft.
E = 10.00ft.

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