Didn't see where anyone had posted that we'd lost a legend. Found this interesting writeup. Eight Bells: Doug Peterson >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News...
I can't believe that those cockpit ergonomics are correct. Either the boat is tiny or the humans will have to be giants.
I'll admit I haven't paid much attention to the run up to this AC but I have watched the LV races and the first 3 of the AC. During the 4th race I...
You could coat and sand gelcoat until you get it flat and then do a final coat of gelcoat but you're wasting gelcoat and gelcoat is hard so it's...
Excuse my ignorance, I've not been following the AC as closely as I should. Could someone tell me in what directions the foils are adjustable?...
Paul Bieker is a fan of water ballast. http://www.biekerboats.com/Bieker_Boats/Home.html
Not sure a corporate sponsored video would be the best place to get an unbiased opinion.
The Etchells mast is a tree, way to big for a MT, a friend used one in his Whiting QT and it was way to heavy for that. No magic in keeping a frac...
Reaching back and forth. Hasn't the Moth shown that for a high performance dinghy, like the Next, that the future is foils?
Looks like a Nigel Irens hull
First, lobster boats have a lot of different hull shapes, depending on the intended use. There isn't a generic shape. If you're just looking to go...
More HP
Shouldn't be a problem getting the required strength and going to a smaller diameter. You will have to go thicker wall or possibly even a solid...
We looked at conical section shapes many years ago. Interesting when you look at how the centerline shifts to leeward when the boat heels and how...
All Mini's look small but jeez that one being narrow looks really small.
If it was me I'd take the whole thing off the boat lay it out on the floor, connect a load cell to replace the backstay, pull the other end and...
I sure couldn't figure out what they were doing on that vid. It was pretty clear that upwind the boat without the foil was at least holding it's...
the 6% thickness would be a challenge
Hey, they threw the spin pole overboard, I'm guessing they didn't need it again in that race and would retrieve it later
There is no such thing as a straight forestay. There is always some sag. Dork around with it if you like, add the complexity to running backstays,...