Sticks or no sticks

[Short John Bronze]

What a great idea! do you have pictures of the results you can share?

Herewith: HMS Revenge with wind on starboard quarter. Angled yards make the shrouds and stays visible from this side.

 

[Ismaele]

Exactly what Short John Bronze said.

 

[MikeC]

Here’s a photo of the sail training vessel Europa with sails furled in seamanlike fashion. If you decide to make sail’s of silkspan, undersize them, dampen them and they’ll furl compactly and look realistic.
(Photo taken in the Straits of Magellan a couple of years ago).

 

[Korsan]

I'm building the Beagle as my first ship, im a little ways into building masts and sticks and watching as many videos as possible.
I've noticed that some modelers start the rigging without adding the yards while some add the yards to the mast and then start the rigging, what would you recommend i do ?

After installation of all sails and rigging I find that spraying with fabric stiffener or UNSCENTED! hairspray then blasting with a hair dryer produces a satisfactory effect. On some models I have deviated from the boring 'wind dead aft' arrangement by angling the yards to catch wind from the quarter. It reduces shelf width requirements.

I also apply the similar method what SJBronze explained,
Important: while using a hair drier or any kind of hot air blower be carefull with the heat sensitive parts specially with CA glued parts.