sailing shots & video try this link...nice video http://sl-acat.blogspot.com/
Silver Lake Result This is a cut and paste from Ian.... Today was 4-7 knots and the boat performed great. Flew a hull as quick if not quicker...
Tom Ian just sent a quickie note saying he blew the Flyer away and he's very happy. RG
EK first...no one is "second league" .... there are only those who try and those who whine <grin>....and if you don't know the answers at first,...
Tom, program we use was developed as a collaboration between 16 people for applications like this and others you haven't seen. Gareth The...
Tom just a few pics to show the difference between Ian's boat (red) and a Flyer (green)...pic's are a comparison at full load (i.e sailing on one...
Tom, the boat shouldn't be weight sensitive at all....and at least with the range of weights that have sailed it so far that appears to be true,...
Hi Tom, Im just the designer. John says its the best A-Class he's ever sailed, Ian's not quite as sure as the helm loads up a bit in the...
re:34kg The 34 kg is just for the hulls and beams, the minimum weight for an A-Class is 75 kg, so once its finished we will be adding corrector...
Yes, its an A-Class, core is corecell with carbon inner and outer skins, weighs about 34 kg as shown before paint, boards are very high AR (just...
taking wave piercing to the next level not quite ready for the water (one or two weeks away yet) but hope to have the LR2 competing...
Some articles that may be of interest... Morphing wing shapes ... http://www.flxsys.com/index.shtm Alternate fuels and storage systems (Feb 20-21...
Probably the safest option and something you could build (that might get finished) is a sea glider.....google it to see more if required. for...
sweep For sportsboats down our way 30 degree sweep on 6-8m boats is more the norm, especially if your going to be carrying large kites off a...
If I was you, I'd leave the beams where they are unless you want to rebuild all the supports under them (requires removing the deck at a guess)....
another try another shot at attaching smaller files
the other hull this is flyer
Other rocker designs Attached are some current design lines plans, being Flyer and the last Boyer designed hull so you have a reference to...
While I don't keep an active eye on power cat or tri rollovers, can't think of one instance in the past 30 years that I have heard of.....anyone...
