You're directing this at the wrong person. Rob brought this back up; I only responded to his position. (You can scroll up on this same page to...
Crash tests for vehicles represent what used to be considered worst case: hitting an immovable object, which is the equivalent of hitting an...
I'd agree, haters are not going to change their minds; neither are 'true believers.' It is only the reasonable middle ground who are going to grow...
That would do it :)
Dejay, No worries, and there is no reason to apologize to me. Don't feel that you need to keep quiet either. It's clear that you're a fan of...
Thank you for what you have provided Rob; no, full plans are not required. My question wrt to controlling CLR with variable drag etc. is wrt to...
"Pretty easy to test on 2 models tied together and pulled along the breaking wave front at the beach, if you think it is worth exploring. Even if...
"To save yourself some reading time, hold the back of a spoon under a tap and see whether it is sucked towards the denser, incompressible fluid or...
I'd like to see that too. And I agree that I should have asked for specifics about Rob's specs and feedback from clients/experiments - although I...
Hi Rob, I do use windward hull and leeward hull in the circumstances that the subject matters pertains to the relation to the wind. There are...
Thanks for your replies Rob. I would like to not have this thread devolve into bashing other boats or promoting ones own (but arguing ideas is...
For sure. From descriptions it seems like a pretty well suited sail. I can imagine it being developed into a full soft wing and in the right...
True, hopefully we have some input about techniques from the very few with experience. However, from what I've read, don't think that anybody has...
At 36-40'x10' is too narrow, both in stability and hull interference (although an asymmetric vaka and minimal ama would reduce this effect some)....
Yes, I like the Ex40 for some types of minimal. I'm looking for something different though. I wanted something that doesn't need to be as...
Hi Rob, Thanks for your comments. I will look into the HarryProa group, but I am wondering: are people interested in other sorts of proas welcome?...
I'm not sure it could, still thinking... but when I say Gibbon's rig I mean the original - I think of the Dierking rig as a different beast. No...
Thanks... Some extra considerations when choosing from rig options. I'm thinking that this might be minimized with a schooner because you could...
Good point. I think if I had a crab claw, I'd be lying to a sea anchor long before waves would threaten dumping me. I keep coming back to either...
Okay if you aren't interested in discussing offbeam-reach shunts that's fine, but that is literally the whole reason I started this thread....
