[GRAPHIC: Gonbei with square sail]

photo: Wolfgang Bechstein


Full-size version of one of ten photos that illustrate
Wolfgang Bechstein's account of rigging his inflatable dinghy Gonbei for sailing.
Gonbei with balanced lug rig
Gonbei in full sailing regalia
Gonbei sail detail
Front view of Gonbei's thwart with leeboard: 1
Front view of Gonbei's thwart with leeboard: 2
Gonbei's boom downhaul and halyard belayed to cleats
Gonbei's rudder
Gonbei rigged for sculling
Gonbei's running lights
Gonbei under red sky