Le Requin-Zebec-1750 POF 1:48 (ZHL)

[iutar]

The design of the masts, yards, and shrouds took into account the need to move the yards quickly and easily.
The yards were constantly adjusted depending on the ship's course. With a following wind, the yards were positioned almost perpendicular to the ship's centerline and outboard of the shrouds. Furthermore, the yards were angled in opposite directions. This configuration was known as "butterfly."

 

[iutar]

 

[ElMäx]

ElMax, you have a nice example of a xebec. In Jean Boudriot and Hubert Berti's monograph they have a very nice model they use in their discussion's, the fore sail yard is rigged on the port side, between the shrouds and mast, and the main mast yard is rigged on the starboard side between the shrouds and mast. The mizzen is rigged back to the port side. The yards had to be hauled vertical then dipped and past to opposite sides from time to time. That will be my rigging plan when I get to that point.

Thanks. It's still not finished.
I wanted to have the sails exchangeable so I can display it with different sail configuration. Thats why I realised a working lateen rig with halyard, sheet, tacklestackles, braces, all adjustable. Crazy on that scale and you have to work the rigging with tweezers but I learned a lot about the lateen rig during that.
The hull is actually from an old computer game but the model lacked proper rigging and I was/am a layman regarding sailing

 

[ElMäx]

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Nice nice nice nice! So many beautiful pictures. Lateen rigs are so pleasing to my eye. They have a really unique aesthetic.

 

[Daniel20]

Thanks for posting such a fine set of photos Igor. The square rig/lateen combination looks odd to me; the three masted lateen version has such an appealing look I will definitely be going with that. My kit comes with premade sails bit I still may make my own, I've plenty of time to make that final decision.