THE PLANING LUGGER

It was a heated debate (ok, an argument) with fellow East Coast OGA members about the merits of the lug rig that led John Owles to design his latest boat.

“They were saying the lug rig was no good – that it was just a table cloth on a stick halfway up the mast. I pointed out that the development of the rig in places like Brittany and Loch Fyne – where they faced a long beat to windward – meant they had to produce a rig that was efficient