Personally I'd prefer D2. The others appear to leave a lot of space for subjectivity. For example what is "ready to sail"? For the...
Regarding rig tension and older boats and rigs, it's interesting to use modern sailcloth and consider its effect on rig tension. With typical...
Very interesting. I didn't realise that the Loos adjustments were based on breaking strain and I can see your point. In the classes that use a...
I'm still having major trouble trying to work out how a boat of that size will move properly in anything under very heavy conditions. Even a boat...
I'm not on a catamaran and the OP and the link didn't mention cats and I don't know why rounding up in a squall is dangerous on a good cruising...
I'm still trying to work out how anyone could be so wrong.
Wow, that's interesting and has given me some good googling to do. Thank you
Is a 40' cruising proa really going to be about 15% faster than a Farrier F9A-XR, for example? When have 40' cruising proas gone up against a...
I like your taste, but how important are reducing mooring costs as a factor in your whole budget? If you want all round performance then going...
I'm not "making an unsubstantiated claim" in that passage you quoted. In that passage I claimed that the Laser is the world's most popular rig...
So your "analysis" is partly based on the completely unscientific method of watching videos? Having done plenty of offshore miles (Sydney to...
Forgive me for saying this but I think that's one of the dumbest posts in history. What sort of biased propaganda do you base your claim on? From...
If you just add another layer or two of 'normal glass you may not add much stiffness, because 'glass itself is not very stiff and the extra layers...
What "well balanced old classics"? Contemporary reports of many old classics (ie Dorade, Nina) state that they weren't well balanced when driven...
I'm sure it's relevant to in a boat design forum to try to find out how a certain design is performing. I was surprised because I thought the Ace...
I can find results for the Ace 30, a scow designed for IRC racing and costing 250,000 Euros which is a lot for a 30 footer - the First 36 is...
What does that mean in reasoned discussion? Where is the actual reasoned evidence that cruiser/racer scows are better balanced in longitudinal...
Where is the evidence that (1) a scow doesn't also have its C of G forward of the CF; and (2) that having the C of G forward of the CF is inferior...
Why? Where is the evidence that even given those factors, a scow is better overall (to the extent such a subjective judgement is possible)? Is a...
But does the cruising sailboat imitate the racing sailboat? When the Folkboat came out, for example, the Swedish racing sailboats were Skerry...
