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[[File:Sloop Example Other.svg |thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Typical Bermuda rigged [[sloop]]}}]]

[[File:Sloop Example Other.svg |thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Typical Bermuda rigged [[sloop]]}}]]

A '''Bermuda rig''', also called a '''Marconi rig''', is a [[fore-and-aft rig]] that uses a [[Triangle|triangular]] [[mainsail]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Bermuda+rig |title=Bermuda rig |website=The Free Dictionary |publisher=Farlex |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> The sail is usually attached to a [[Parts of a sail|boom]] at its [[Parts of a sail|foot]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Sailing_Rigs.html#Bermudan |title=Bermudan |publisher=Do It Yourself Wooden Boat |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> It has a number of [[wikt:variation|variation]]s. Due to the [[physics]] of the wind, the tall thin sails of the Bermudian rigs have more power sailing into the wind than other types.<ref name=LochhaasABT>{{cite web |url=http://sailing.about.com/od/typesofsailboats/ss/Sailboatrigs.htm |title=Types of Sailboats and Rigs |author=By Tom Lochhaas |website=About Sports |publisher=About, Inc |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> This is why it is such a popular rig with modern [[sailboat]]s.<ref name=LochhaasABT/> It was called a Marconi rig after the [[inventor]] [[Guglielmo Marconi]] because its system of [[mast]] [[stays (nautical)|stays]] that looked like the early [[wireless]] masts.<ref>Richard Mayne, ''The Language of Sailing'' (Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000), p. 182</ref> However, the name Bermuda rig was in use two [[centuries]] earlier.<ref name=BrewerYL>{{cite web |url=http://www.yachting-life.net/new%20index/frames2/yacht_rigs.htm |title=sailing vessel rigs |author=Ted Brewer |publisher=yachting-life.net |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> It came from the late 1600s when [[Europe]]an [[sailor]]s noticed how well the small sloops in [[Bermuda]] worked.<ref name=BrewerYL/>

A '''Bermuda rig''', also called a '''Marconi rig''', is a [[fore-and-aft rig]] that uses a [[Triangle|triangular]] [[mainsail]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Bermuda+rig |title=Bermuda rig |website=The Free Dictionary |publisher=Farlex |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> The sail is usually attached to a [[Parts of a sail|boom]] at its [[Parts of a sail|foot]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Sailing_Rigs.html#Bermudan |title=Bermudan |publisher=Do It Yourself Wooden Boat |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> It has a number of [[variation|variation]]s. Due to the [[physics]] of the wind, the tall thin sails of the Bermudian rigs have more power sailing into the wind than other types.<ref name=LochhaasABT>{{cite web |url=http://sailing.about.com/od/typesofsailboats/ss/Sailboatrigs.htm |title=Types of Sailboats and Rigs |author=By Tom Lochhaas |website=About Sports |publisher=About, Inc |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021042023/http://sailing.about.com/od/typesofsailboats/ss/Sailboatrigs.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> This is why it is such a popular rig with modern [[sailboat]]s.<ref name=LochhaasABT/> It was called a Marconi rig after the [[inventor]] [[Guglielmo Marconi]] because its system of [[mast]] [[stays (nautical)|stays]] that looked like the early [[wireless]] masts.<ref>Richard Mayne, ''The Language of Sailing'' (Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000), p. 182</ref> However, the name Bermuda rig was in use two [[centuries]] earlier.<ref name=BrewerYL>{{cite web |url=http://www.yachting-life.net/new%20index/frames2/yacht_rigs.htm |title=sailing vessel rigs |author=Ted Brewer |publisher=yachting-life.net |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> It came from the late 1600s when [[Europe]]an [[sailor]]s noticed how well the small sloops in [[Bermuda]] worked.<ref name=BrewerYL/>

 

== History ==

== History ==

[[File:Chesapeake Log Canoe.jpg |thumb|left|120px|{{Center|1922 [[canoe]] with raked leg-o-mutton sail, often confused with a [[lateen]] rig.}}]]

[[File:Chesapeake Log Canoe.jpg |thumb|left|120px|{{Center|1922 [[canoe]] with raked leg-o-mutton sail, often confused with a [[lateen]] rig.}}]]

It was developed in Bermuda in the [[17th century]].<ref name=QN>{{cite web |url=http://www.bermudarig.com/blog/bermuda-rig |title=The Story of the Bermuda Rig |publisher=Quiet Notion |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108015829/http://www.bermudarig.com/blog/bermuda-rig |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was based on the [[leg-of-mutton sail]].<ref name=QN/> The strong [[Wind|gusty]] winds around the Bermuda islands made sailing around the waters difficult to navigate. The [[prevailing winds]] came out of the west which lined up with the islands.<ref name=QN/> In addition, the number of [[reef]]s around the islands required [[wikt:caution|caution]].<ref name=QN/> Most other sail designs did not address these issues.<ref name=QN/>

It was developed in Bermuda in the [[17th century]].<ref name=QN>{{cite web |url=http://www.bermudarig.com/blog/bermuda-rig |title=The Story of the Bermuda Rig |publisher=Quiet Notion |access-date=January 6, 2017 |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108015829/http://www.bermudarig.com/blog/bermuda-rig |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was based on the [[leg-of-mutton sail]].<ref name=QN/> The strong [[Wind|gusty]] winds around the Bermuda islands made sailing around the waters difficult to navigate. The [[prevailing winds]] came out of the west which lined up with the islands.<ref name=QN/> In addition, the number of [[reef]]s around the islands required [[caution|caution]].<ref name=QN/> Most other sail designs did not address these issues.<ref name=QN/>

 

It is widely thought the first of these designs was a fore-and-aft rig built by in the 17th century by a [[Dutch people|Dutch-born]] Bermudan.<ref name=QN/> While his name is not remembered, he may have seen the [[Moor]]ish lateen rigs that were widely used during the time [[Spain]] ruled [[Holland]].<ref name=QN/> The Dutch modified early lateen rigs turning the [[yard (sailing)|yard]]s into [[angle]]d masts. This design was called ''bezaanjacht'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] (in [[English language|English]] this meant "leg of mutton").<ref name=QN/> By the [[19th century]] the design had [[wikt:evolve|evolved]] into using tall triangular sails and [[jib]]s. They also used Bermuda [[cedar]] for the [[hull]]s which is much lighter than [[oak]]. This made the Bermuda sailboats very fast and easily [[wikt:maneuver|maneuver]]able.<ref name=QN/> They could travel into the wind with ease and were especially fast when heading downwind.<ref name=QN/> Very soon they were being [[race]]d.<ref name=QN/>

== Named for Marconi ==

== Named for Marconi ==

The name Marconi rig came from the 1899 [[America's Cup]] [[yacht]] race held in [[New York City]].<ref name=QN/> Guglielmo Marconi demonstrated his new wireless radio by [[Reporter|reporting]] on the race.<ref name=QN/> The masts of the Bermudan rigged vessels with their supporting cables looked like the wireless mast of Marconi's radio.<ref name=QN/> This is how they came to be named Marconi rigs.<ref name=QN/>

The name Marconi rig came from the 1899 [[America's Cup]] [[yacht]] race held in [[New York City]].<ref name=QN/> Guglielmo Marconi demonstrated his new wireless radio by [[Reporter|reporting]] on the race.<ref name=QN/> The masts of the Bermudan rigged vessels with their supporting cables looked like the wireless mast of Marconi's radio.<ref name=QN/> This is how they came to be named Marconi rigs.<ref name=QN/>

== References ==

== References ==

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== Other websites ==

== Other websites ==

* {{YouTube|PX20fo6tZ6o|Nimbus Krydser (example of a Bermuda rigged boat)}}

* {{YouTube|PX20fo6tZ6o|Nimbus Krydser (example of a Bermuda rigged boat)}}

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