re"On what do you base that claim? The published IRC rules refer to "Series Date" as being "The year in which the first boat of the class or...
I won't discuss with you any more about racing antique boats in gales because I consider that for any sensible mind, it is crazy cowboy behaviour...
re "I guess that their chances to win against light modern boats in modern rule based competitions are clearly limited" re :"Nope. In the last...
Original question I see there might bee arguments about rules boat vs. non rule boats, but I remember the thread was about light (modern..) boats...
I think that the idea that oder heavy boats couldn't point as well as modern plastic toys is just ridiculous and mainly relates to cheap marketing...
In electric transmission you have two kinds of solutions: 1) Without electronic control (DC generator and engine directly connected...) simple...
Also, I believe that we generally tend to be somewhat too self confidents about the "progresses" of modern yacht vs. old timers, and not take...
I guess that quite a few people just don't mind... Those who are good at mechanics will understand that you can get very similar results with an...
I found it there (in French) : http://www.infanger-propeller.ch/fr/index.php?page_id=12 possibly in New Zealand, it be easier to look for...
Sorry, English is not my first language, I did mean waves with low heigh/length ratio.
Modern racing boat are quicker than Colin Archers but I do confirm that this one: http://www.raphael-dinelli.com/ can just not progress...
By the end of the 1800', the Norvegians really needed boats that might be able to sail against winds in storms, because they could not install as...
Marine transmissions contain very strong end bearings which can sustain propeller push as well as occasional pull or unbalance of the shaft. Car...
Electronic strain measurement has been used for aicraft development at least since the 50' or 60', I guess that there are no more secrets in those...
Concerning classic gaff rigs and wooden masts, I guess that computer estimates are specially difficult to make because those riggings are very...
