Hum... And what exactly you know from MY country? Sailing became an elitist sport, shortly after power vessels were used for fishing and cargo...
Well, that's called Juan Sebastián de Elcano... again, you should read a little bit more... Don't worry, S.S.M. Don Juan Carlos de Borbòn,...
Well, it will please S.M. Juan Carlos, he have more influence into the ACC than in his own country. And, BTW, He's not the owner of Bribón... You...
Mark, Mik: Please don't do this. How on earth do you expect Frank to reply to any of these post? Right now he should be sitting blank face in...
This should be the first statement of yours that actually makes any sense...:P
Dear jorghenderson : As the poster of the 2,000th message of this thread, you are hereby condemned to crew under Frank's tutelage for the...
BoatDesign.net announced in a press conference today that whoever makes the 2,000th post would be the winner of a very special prize: To become...
Hummm: TP = TransPac TP = TransBuoy ???? LOL Am I missing something????
This is the best free entertainment you can get free on the Internet....
Wouldn't that hinder performance, both upwind and downwind? Just curious...
Wouldn't the relationship between mainsail area and jib area play a role also? And I dare to add that also the placement of the rig (theoretical...
I think your problem is a lot simpler than this, just move to a higher power purchase. Your solution is a lot more complex than the problem...
Does Frank knows what a chine is?
LOL... didn't make myself clear here... actually I meant something like a panel instrument, like an alarm, monitor, etc... ;)
If you were able to get an instrument for your sailboat that is not available today, apart from navigational or weather related, what would it be?...
Frank, don't just ignore me,... can you please enlighten me? It seems like whatever little I do know is wrong...
More new discoveries! So then the physics I thought I learned is also wrong... I use to think that it is in the reaching legs where the vector...
How wrong I was! I alway thought upwind legs were the real tactical legs of a race!
I think this is a 2.4 meter, if memory serves any good
I was loosing my faith on this thread... Thanks FM for keeping it a live... RUN! RUN Frank RUN!!