Regards. Noted, but boats roll over and come back up. You did not, respectfully, and I have read your many thoughtful additions to the forum over...
Peter, Read these posts in light of Bertie's recent mishap. It occurs to me that my old old bosun chief who drilled into us the importance of...
So many experts...so few aboard the Kilaerin. We applaud the skippers decision to put crew lives first. I was a coastie, involved in many rescues....
Some thoughts... Bring legs together at hips, not at head. Form arc at layup, organically. Arcs are inherently stronger (done right) than...
Understand the dynamics. Agree...so far our experience has been to allow the staysail to range, and it depowers by bulging and boom flying. We...
Not very scientific lads...but very aggressive. This may be the group. You might find them open to different opinions. Anyhow, I think you...
You might want to tell the author, respectfully, just how foolish he is.
Rig assessment article from wayback machine... http://cruisenews.net/images/FastestRig1.jpg Someone was questioning the real world examples of...
Heading south Heading south - Rounded Pt misConception few weeks ago under staysail in 20 knots with following swell. This flying staysail is...
Is this a candidate for a bipod? Most of Brian's concerns are related to the extruded aluminum pole weaknesses. They are given to bending in all...
Agree for most hulls but Voss did it w/ three gaff heads http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilikum_%28boat%29 I read his book when I was a kid and...
Oh, and no ship that's not crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that Hell itself spat him back out could possibly have Code zeros,...
Delta sails in commercial application http://seagatesail.com/application-studies/commercial-applications/tanker/ I doubt these guys invest in...
Latest location Relentless -bought by a fisher Relentless, a North Pacific 47' experimental delta rig with aft bipod mast, designed and built by...
No sense in re-inventing the lever http://www.macgregor26.com/mast_raising/mast_raising.htm
Nice, real life, non-argumentative summary of a well-thought-out and well-executed "radical" or "non-traditional" design and voyage. Makes me wish...
it is very easy to use but there are some design issues. I am going to try and find a photo of the u-joint on the boom which allows for stand-off...
Orca update FWIW Hove-to under staysail San Francisco Bay, January 2015. Fresh breeze. The staysail has earned my admiration. It is versatile and...
Orca hull and deck and mast was laid up with high-performance resin - thixotropic, isothalic Cargill poly product with greater elongation and fire...
Concur.
