(Continued from Part 3) One real problem with the standard rig is rowing from the beach or dock out to where the wind is. The choices are to have the sail up and flapping around and possibly acting up when the wind comes up or to have all the tophamper in the cockpit with you. There's also the problem of what to do with the oars when sailing.
The solution. The sail neatly furled and tied into a single assembly with the boom and yard; the sail assembly securely angled above the rower; and the oars securely stowed outside the cockpit but ready for rowing. Note how the rear cockpit is completely clear of all sailing paraphernalia and and the oars are at the ready in their rowing positions.
To stabilize the angled sail assembly, the mainsheet needs to be anchored in the front cockpit. This is done with a loop that passes around the mast under the partner. The mainsheet carabiner clips into the loop. The other side is stabilized by the downhaul. The front end of the boom tucks under the breasthook. Note the disconnected boom parrel hanging on the left. It cannot be connected at this angle.
Another view showing the stabilizing attachments, as well as the beaded parrel holding the assembly against the mast. The lazy jacks are pulled as tight as they will go and the halyard is also pulled up to balance the downhaul and mainsheet.
Here we can see the front of the oars being supported in horn oarlocks in the forward rowing sockets. The open shape allows the oars to be lifted out and moved back to the rowing position.
In the rear sockets we have round oarlocks. The rower sits on the completely clear thwart facing backwards, lifts the oar collars out of the forward oarlocks, slides the oars back until the collars are in the closed sockets and starts rowing. When the oars need to be stowed, it's a matter of pulling them forward through the round oarlocks and putting the collars into the forward oarlocks. No more tripping over oars in the cockpit. This is very convenient even when using the Peapod as a rowboat, with no sailing gear along at all.