Hi, I sail an MG14, Australian 14 foot fractional sloop development class dinghy. My rig is old and my mylar main beginning to crack up. I...
Hi Square top mains are very popular, you see them on the Americas cup boats, 18 foot skiffs, F18s and others. Are they really any better...
Hi My fluid fow study has been in aero, not marine. In aero, we have the lift equation: L = 1/2 x p x V^2 x S x Cl I seem to recall at...
Hi I've been reading Frank Bethwaits High performance sailing and realise that his square backed wing mast is now a fairly old concept. I am...
Hi Australian Sailing mag did a piece on foiled International Moth class. So got into discussions on foils. I did some figuring to see...