Odium, After graduating in "land" architecture, you would like to go into yacht design (why not Naval Architecture: are you afraid of the maths?)...
That is an interesting information, and very understandable. Got to be investigated further. Thanks.
Since all the factors like skin friction, wave making are present, and of course the mass well known, this does not seem stupid at all (for full...
Not THAT strange: this otherwise fantastic website is more and more hi-jacked by jobless plywood dinghy "Naval Architects" pundits who reply to...
Maybe you should look at the video a second time, and try to understand?
Good,! Maybe a few things to say to make it more "professional" but already very good indeed. Bien! Did you do all that work all by yourself?...
How typical! I am trying to sell the (although not very original anymore) idea or modern twin keels for a current project, and to which would...
Hello Steve and Tracy, This "knock down" fear consideration exist for every single boat, would it be a lifeboat which has 360 deg positive...
Fantastically interesting, and thanks for posting. The difference of the flow between the intrados and the extrados at the top of the sail is...
Arrrggghhhhh!!!! Been caught for talking too fast without paying good attention!!! Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa, ideo precor...etc.... You are...
"Performance" at three knots is strictly equal to three knots :P
You could not give a less significant comparison:rolleyes:.
You are wrong, and also is Sean: all three systems are giving the same pull to both leech(+ foot) and luff (+foot). A gives 2:1 on both B gives...
Not a dumb question, but limited information, effectively. Supposing you are not intending to use the boat for charter, one could see little...
So true, butalas hidden away by the "solar" industry and all what gravitates around it! Green sells well, no matter how dark that green maybe!...
I have read your PM. Concerning Dynarig, you will find references of Gerard Dijkstra publications on his website: http://www.gdnp.nl/ / Company...
I shall not post the picture here as the puritans here will get a heart attack and the just as puritan moderators delete the post, but us,...
Absolutely! These not too well chosen words were giving a bad feeling about the whole description! Twisted rudders are quite good, yes, and...
The person who wrote the description may not be expert in hydro/ aerodynamics, but the people at Servogear are, you can take that for granted!!!...
Not exactly "Water Taxis", and anyway not solar powered, but the "Vaporetto Electrico" has been in service 20 years ago (don't know if still in...
