MARCONI RIG

The term ‘Marconi’ was a reference to the tall wire-braced radio masts of Signor Marconi, then a new wonder of the for the Commodore of the New York Larchmont Yacht Club. The triangular mainsail, with its superior performance to windward, became accepted state of the art. Manfred Curry followed up with his scientific findings in 1925 in his book .