This is the one that sent a press release to Scuttlebutt claiming to be the "first double-handed monohull foiling dinghy", which will come as a...
Transom sheeting is viable enough, but the ratchet block really needs to be the last block otherwise its a bit awkward to release. An alternative...
An example of a rule with a "floating" rise of floor measurement is the International Sailing Canoe Rule set:...
The NS looks to be a rule limited shape though - seems like a mid length rise of floor rule shape to me rather than something purely for hull...
A wide shoe/bulb on the bottom of the keel would probably be the easiest way of adding ballast and put it where it would do most good - and...
That's looking quite nice...
Its more complicated than that. The sharp transition and the steep topside gives less wave drag and a number of other beneficial consequences. But...
Yep Osprey. The distinctive treble chine confirms the sail logo is correct for the boat. There have been various interior layouts, you can...
In these days of the hollowed out middle class dirt cheap is a very relative term even compared to ten years ago. There's a lot to be gained from...
Another consideration for a recreational craft is shipping water over the gunwhales. Be good to ensure that the topside volume at angles of heel...
Interesting concept. I do worry about waves though. I had an early 70s glass international Moth which had had the bottom cut off and replaced with...
Umm, 1) the Aero hasn't won anything yet, all it has got is a recommendation from the committee. There's a long way to go yet. 2) the trial is...
Lake scows, bilge boards, even catamarans, the world is full of boats that don't have the board on the centreline, so clearly there's not an...
Whereas if they put the same amount of time, effort and money at a better starting point they might get ten or fifteen seasons...
I don't know that anyone who has read the story of the original race should be very surprised.
Possible? Yes, given sufficient time and most especially money you can alter most anything to anything. Cost effective and practical? Extremely...
You may want to study the US inland lake scows, which are a somewhat similar concept.
Its sometimes thought that Sailboat and Windsurfer designers operate in completely different realms and don't interact, but by and large that's...
Why would you bother to go out to sea when there are any number of estuaries full of plastic. Assuming there's even a grain of truth in the...
The problem is not changing the beam per se, the problem is the consequences. Given a typical dinghy skin, with convex curves both fore and aft...
