Rigging

All sails are furl hydraulically by Reckmann power pack driving (foresails RF90 series and mainsail furling by RMR series): mainsail (68 sqm), genoa (100 sqm), staysail (70 sqm), gennaker (110 sqm), 
The foresails are original, supplied in Dacron by Reckmann, the Spectra mainsail is in mast furling and was supplied by Hoods Sydney loft in 1994.
The genoa, staysail and mainsail were serviced by Hoods of Australia in December 1998 and the sun protection strips were renewed.
The staysail is a high aspect sail and gives excellent upwind performance in stronger wind conditions.
Sailing downwind, both the genoa and the staysail can be pulled out creating a large sail area which can be easily reefed hydraulically.
Navtec for raising and lowering the boom vang, for tensioning the backstays and for tensioning the genoa, staysail and mainsail halyards to adjust sail shape.

Rod rigging by Hugo G Reckmann GmbH, Mast - thick wall with inmast furling main, keel stepped; 25 metres from keel to masthead, two sets of spreaders, one pole, mounted on the mast and controlled by an Andersen line tender, twin fixed backstays; tensioning adjusted by Navtac hydraulics Halyard tensioning for optimum sail shape also adjusted by Navtec hydraulics, running backstays to the upper spreaders; checkstays also available to the lower spreaders for ocean voyages, babystay and removable inner forestay.