Thank you for the advice and book recommendations I'll give those a read :) Started with Principles of yacht design yesterday and I see why it's...
Will do :) I'm lucky to have great locations for testing nearby
I looked at the boats you mentioned and I see what you mean. I also took a look at the only other boat with a similar sail setup and it appears...
Makes sense to me :) sounds like boats getting tangled has killed quite a few attempts looking through the previous entries
Thanks for your reply I'll keep that in mind. No doubt I'll have many, many more questions when I start looking into hull shapes, but a half-round...
I added a bit more info to this thread about my goals for this project that I defiantly should have added at the beginning! My boat will be a...
Thanks for your reply John will defiantly start with the ratios and I've got a copy of "Principles of Yacht Design" on its way now! So glad this...
I will definitely do that. I want to race my boat in the MicroTransat one day (The Microtransat Challenge...
Sorry! Will do
I replied below with some information I really should have put in my post about the kind of boat I'd like to build one day. Luckily the...
Sorry, I realize I should've included this in my initial post. I want to build a sailboat for the micro transat challenge The Microtransat...
I would like to preface this post by saying I have absolutely zero knowledge or experience with designing boats. Where should I go to learn more...
