Ha ha, I like it! The kiss theory..... Maybe you can tell me, what is the major difference when sailing a Cat, to sailing a monohull? I think the...
Thankyou Brian, yes, I have been cruising around the site, found some interesting and useful tips too.
Thanks marshmat, so the force would be the sea? (or the wind?) And is the the distance from the axis, is that measured from a point on the hull...
hmmm, thanks for all these brain teasers, I will need to cogitate with a rum in hand and see if I can make sense of it all. I am trying to get...
Can someone explain to me how 'righting moment' is calculated? So for a 60' catamaran weighing say 55,000lb, beam of 28', what would the...
Thankyou for your input MarshMatt.
Can a vessel be under-rigged for its weight? Will a mast designed for a lighter vessel, be adequate for a heaveir vessel?
Thanks for that Eric, but that is relating to sail area, I am more looking ideas on rig design, construction, configuration etc and how that is...
Hi, I have just found this site, very informative and interesting too! Bearing in mind I am not a tecno wizz on calculations etc, I have noticed...