Fractional rigs are used on lightly built multi-hulls for this reason.

Throughout the 20th century, most sloops of less than 20 feet in length have had fractional rigs.

The Mutineer 15 is a sloop with a fractional rig.

They are also easy to single-hand, with the fractional rig's small jib and large main.

But, as more racing takes place under other rating rules, the question arises whether the fractional rig retains its advantage.

Usually a fractional rig features a larger main sail and a smaller non-overlapping jib.

The ideal sail-plan for this is the fractional rig with the fractional being popular.

A fractional rig is set on a Proctor spar with swept-back spreaders.

Running backstays are found on both masthead rigs and fractional rigs.

Equipped with tall fractional rigs, high performance keels and upgraded deck hardware.

The yacht is driven by a large fractional rig carried on a three-panel, deck-stepped mast.

On a fractional rig sloop the forestay does not run to the top of the mast, rather it connects at some point below.

The sail plan is characterized by a large mainsail and a high aspect ratio jib in a fractional rig design.

According to one manufacturer, "a key to making fast boats easier to sail than slow boats is the fractional rig".

Swept back fractional rig.

One of the questions raised by the J/44 is of the masthead rig versus fractional rig.

Fractional rig.

A running backstay runs from each lateral corner of the stern to the mast at the level where the forestay begins in the fractional rig.

The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig.

A fractional rig is typically used on dinghy sailing boats and racing oriented keel boats, such as the J/24.

The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, and a smaller mainsail, compared to the fractional rig.

Fractional rigs were introduced on race boats in order to allow more controllability of the surface of the main sail and also less drag during tacking.

The increased prevalence of fractional rigs on sloops in the early 20th century probably coincided roughly with the disappearance of the gaff rig.

Fractional rigs are where the height of the foresail only comes up to a fraction of the height of the mainsail.