There are some main differences in hydrodynamics between RC boats and real sailboats. Most of the time, modern planning shapes and wide hulls that...
bubble update Seems they are going commercial with this bubbly layer?...
Across the Atlantic well the south atlantic, not the most windy area, but still... website: http://aleksanderdoba.pl/
Solar boat across the Atlantic Seems PlanetSolar had to add some laterals panels? see attachment. They are now in Carthagena! I understand...
Please, I was kidding! :cool: With some boats and good, flat sails, you can point very close to the wind. Not too much speed, and less...
Mmmmh... heave-to, make some tea, relax, and play dominoes ?
That one is quite funny, everyone looking at the flying "thing" ! Makes me think of a french song for little children Maman, les p’****...
why don't sailboats have wheelhouses/cabins ? Here's a video to illustrate the problem... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA2f17anxjk Go to...
About the helm "instabiliy" at higher speed, some kind of profiled rudder should do better than a flat one. It's flat, isn't it ? Many here would...
My 2 cents (tourist & french speaking tag!) suggestions: 1. Lateral surface center is too forward. When the wave pushes from behind, the boat...
Again, what is the boat program ? If it is for mini-transat races, I believe a trailerable boat would not be the best choice. fcfc: Here I...
Well does it really matter ? They have crossed more oceans than the new ones, are still sailing as we speak. They have already proved their...
what is your program ? 26's Contessa and Ocean Voyager are really big looking like the real - but tiny - classic cruiser ! On the other side,...
Well, I see that my use of "nose radius" was inappropriate, the E386's is bigger (0.0198) than the 0012's (0.0172), altough I would describe the...
Thanks. Perhaps it's the surface/volume ratio and increased friction that worries some people, altough the gain would be far less than 1% in...
Plane profiles with large hollow parts are called auto-stable in french, but I'm not sure how this works in turbulent water flows. That effect...
Same question (for my last virtual design). The form at Michigan Wheel is great but I'm not sure what pitch and diameter is best. The boat is a...
Hard to add anything to this thread, and calculations are quite useless, when you see the variety of waves. But I believe the idea of going...
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Cruise version, 1.80 m inside Same hull (36 points) as canting keel/wing mast drawings, just more hollow.
