Bob, I cannot respond to the LR2 on crew weight, but one of the A-Class platforms to look at is the DK-17, designed by Dirk Kramer. This is...
Since the Bladerider is a foiling moth, maybe it should go up against a foiling A-class!!! Also, simplify the setup, make it functional for the...
The attachment points or beam boxes are similar to each other between different cats in the fore and aft measurements. None are identical, but...
All of these classes first of all are small for the type of sailing and crew requirements that they are looking for. The C-Class is a 2 man crew,...
An older Tornado rig would also work well with this design. It would be more powerful than the H-20 rig. I would like to a similar concept but...
Try western red cedar.
RG, Way to go. Cannot wait until Ian gets comfortable with the boat, learns what it can and cannot do and figures its subtleties out. Then if...
Erwan, I would love to be brought into the loop as you continue development of the wing. What are you going to use as a platform for the wing...
RG, Any reports on how the racing is going at Silver Lake? Tom
grob, I actually said the same thing to Fred Smith who is the owner of the second LR2 to hit the water. Tom
RG Well, good luck this weekend. Where is Ian sailing it this weekend? Had they wanted another test platform, I would have let Fred keep his...
Also, maybe just change the mast rake an inch or two forward might take some of the load off.
Retired Geek, Nice shots of the boat. Will fred's be in the water this week as well? Looking at the design, my thoughts were that the most...
Bringing new life to older thread. Lets lay out 2 points about costs. It does not matter how much a boat costs originally, add the words...
Why don't I add something to this thread. While I do not fully comprehend all of hte physics behind foils, I am getting a better understanding...
Retired Geek, Just caught up with the rest of the thread. Realized you are not John and are not here in the US. Sorry for my presumption. If...
That must be John out there. I was going to add to this thread that out of all of the A-Class designs that I have seen recently, the LR2 that you...
Doug, What I can add to this is that Jay took possession of a modified and rebuilt Waterat A-Class from me on 7-13-2007 for use in this...
Racing is on Tuesday nights. There are probably 8-10 A's set up there all the time. For thee most part they are a pretty open group to talk to....
To me the AC is definately about monos. I will not say that they are always state of the art monos. The 12's were a class that had been in...
