moving the crew between 3' and 4' in one second-faster than any "human" crew It takes less than a second to get out on a trapaze, which is a...
Doug, I did base the model on a 12ft transit in one second. I think this was a mistake as the typical movement will probably be 9ft, even though...
Lead balast I wouldn't be counting on the whole ballast being lead. If you want it to move in and out with mimimal effort from the crew, it's...
high aspect foils on a windsurfer @doug:I think I've posted this before but: [IMG] This was my prototype design based on a Rich Miller...
How about take the load required to simply lift the forefoot of the boat clear of the water, apply a suitable factor of safety to the bending...
laser deck texture I had a nasty accident in my Laser a couple of years ago where an FD T-boned me, taking out about 200mm of gunnel and digging...
To be honest, it wasn't a N0017 by the time it was in the water. The mold halves didn't fully close so it came out more like a N0020 with a blunt...
I tried something like that (http://www.hyperdynamic.co.uk/images/hydrofoils/irelan0004.JPG) the problem with the chines was they were correctly...
U shaped canard I thought about this too. It would make things much simpler. Unfortunately it turns out you need the lateral lift from the...
