???? With respect the rig height was measured and high aspect rigs penalised under the IOR. Can't see that as a "cheater mast".
The big issue is that every vessel has a "period of roll" created by her shape, metacentric height etc. Each wave also has a period. Every vessel...
This post shows complete ignorance of physics and offshore sailing.
I'm curious. You have already seen real photos proving that this bizarre claim is utterly wrong. The simple undeniable reality of history is that...
That's a good article in Proafile- thanks for the link. A couple of points about the rig and article seem worthy of comment. For one, it refers...
There may be a lot to discover, so why ignore what has already been discovered?
What is the benefit? Lifting foils can be very difficult to make and the boxes have to be very strong. One of the reasons they were problematic on...
Absolute ignorance and untruths. No one who knows so little should pretend to know so much. 1- Ostwind was NOT Hitler's yacht - she was owned by...
That's the old-style concept of multihull design. Whether it is a pro or a con depends on things like the speed of the boat while nosediving. The...
Shorthanded racing? Shorthanded high performance fun? Shorthanded oceanic crossing? And for who? Is cost a significant factor? Originally the...
But you give no one else goodwill - instead you lie and throw abuse, sneers and insults at people with far more knowledge than you have, such as...
Are you talking of horizontal bow-mounted hydrofoils? They have heaps of drawbacks, as listed in the Crowther Shockwave thread.
He's a charmer, Will, isn't he? It's strange how someone who cannot even understand the effects of windsurfer sail luff curve can claim to...
Montrero, there's plenty of issues with bow-mounted foils. 1- A full foiler (ie one that raises the hull from the water) needs a vertical section...
It is utterly incorrect to claim that others here have "strange ideas about interaction in a free space". This forum is specifically about...
Utterly wrong, as with just about every one of your posts. Anyone with an ounce of sense and experience knows that water ballast tanks can be...
You are utterly dishonest and insanely arrogant. It is a plain and simple LIE to claim that all regattas and clubs are cold places and that is a...
You are once again showing that you are bizarelly ignorant and arrogant. Under your proposal, a 2.5m Optimist should start carrying posters about...
No, the Shockwave WOULD require reinforcement to take that rig, because it's not meant to take the loads of those masts. This is very basic...
Complete and utter rubbish that either shows deep ignorance or is an outright lie, and may lead the gullible into danger. Bearing away over...
