The Mast - Hunter H41 Operator's Manual

12.2 The Mast

Your main and most vital rig component is the mast. It
carries the sails and is supported by the standing rigging
as shown in Fig. 12.3, also shown is the Standing Rigging
Furling Fig 12.4.
Your Hunter features the B&R rig; a design by Lars
Bergstrom and Sven Ridder. The design was born in the
70's and has been used on ocean racers as well as world
cruisers producing tremendous success. The B&R rig is
designed to eliminate inner forestays, backstays, and
running backstays. The 30-degree sweptback spreaders
and reverse diagonals support the mast sideways, fore,
and aft and the shrouds are discontinuous. Weight is
minimized and using a smaller mast section maximizes
airflow to the main. The angles between the shrouds and
forestay equal an even 120-degree triangle that evenly
spreads the load of the mast.
On the next page you will find the dimensions for the rig-
gings listed in Fig. 12.5.
Hunter 41 • Sails and Rigging
Fig.12.2
1 Optional spinnaker halyard
2 Jib halyard
3 #2 Reef
4 Vang line
5 Mainsheet
6 #1 Reef
7 Main halyard
S Standard Running Rigging
12.3
HARKEN
U.S.A.
HARKEN
U.S.A.
HARKEN
U.S.A.
Fig.12.3