Interesting Doug any further word on this design? The scow concept is at it's core a extremely low drag one, in displacement mode and in...
Why not replace all those small carbon fiber tubes with one large hull shaped carbon fiber tube? wouldnt that lower wind resistance going to...
To my eye sail rocket II is a Yellow Pages Endevour with slightly different sail and cross beam configuration. the model appears to be sailing...
I have never heard of a Newengland type dory having this problem. the Simons is a V bottom boat and not what I consider a dory. I built and...
The speed of this little sloop in light to moderate wind alway's surprises me. The old fashion fractional sloop rig is very efficient at turning...
Here is a video sailing the IB 18 last Friday. We had 8-12 mph breezes on Pentucket pond, no planeing action but some good sailing above hull...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZNe_FTqBRI&feature=channel Here's my trailerable sports boat design out sailing friday. cheers Dan
As you all have mentioned adaptive sailing spans a wide range, I was speaking recently with a amputee about the subject and he sails a Laser,...
Access Dinghy, Sonar retro fits, Skud 18, 2.4M I have suggested along the lines of a 2.4M (scaled down 12 Meter) a open 15, a 1/4 scale open 60...
Sorry I havent read all previous posts, What you describe is a paddle board, about the displacement of a large windsurfer, they were very popular...
ImogeneZ Often times live-aboard and high performance do not go hand in hand, especially on a boat as small as 30-35'. But if you can live with...
Ok some anecdotal evidence, I am still interested... I am having a tough time thinking through this... If the blades of the wind mill are...
Hi Rick any more info, I have not heard of this before and most of the sites on it look like pseudo science, kind of. here is a youtube video...
Hi Ct I'm not sure about the rudeness of sailors, I hear you have some pretty rough skiff types down under, I think around Newengland there...
Does it really sail forward through the water, into the wind or does it drift backwards more slowly than it would if the propeller was not...
Gary thanks for the great info. excelent. I have really been interested in waterline class hulls, I recently designed and built a 18' knockabout...
Great points CT, I think that is the reason for the quick rise of one design racing with strict scantling rules about 1910-1920... If you are...
I have never heard of the Patikis! very cool boats, any more photos? they look fast, though 20 mph seems more believable than 40!!?? very...
We're seeing a difference between fastest and winningest, the J boats were sailing at 13 mph about the same time that E scows (28 ft.) were...
Commuter boats Nice work, what about powering with a inboard, this would provide lots of ballast down low and shift weight forward. Here's...
