One question that I've been pondering for a long time is, "What is the meaning of velocity made good in a sheared wind?" There are two parts to...
There's a simple principle to minimize the drag due to negative lift at the head. The minimum induced drag for a given heeling moment is obtained...
This is a branch of the discussion that started on the Jib question thread. In our last episode, ...Whatever it's direction, you want to...
Loic Peron has designed a new proa. The hulls are a bit diminutive, but it sports a big stick. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Perhaps this is how he...
Anyone know where I can get hold of this report? Chou, Oakley, Paulling, Van Slyke, Wood, Zink: “Ship motions and capsizing in astern seas”,...
What are people's experiences with Autohelm vs Simrad tiller pilots? Which one is the more reliable?
...I have done the satellite view as well now, but there are still a few (minor) bugs. I think these are in the NMEA routine though. However,...
I want to interface a MacBook to a TackTick NMEA interface to serve as a data logger and possibly a moving map display. Here is TackTick's...
The US SAILING Board of Directors has approved and forwarded to the International Sailing Federation a submission titled “2012 Olympic Events”....
Interesting paper posted for written discussion on the RINA site: ANALYSIS OF RUDDER SPAN EFFECTS ON IMS HYDRODYNAMIC INDUCED DRAG
Hmmmm 60 kt? With those pods, maybe on a flatbed truck... JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY - MARCH 03, 2004 CHARC attack concept armed to the teeth...
Originally posted by Ian Ward ...I would like to propose we begin a completely new thread, to encourage a collaborative group to actually design...
Project Proposal Why design yet another boat in the classic mold? Here's something different for a challenge. A friend of mine is a...
