Fortunately now that I am older and not racing I am no longer restricted my rule 42. This year I am only restricted by rule 64. Next year it will...
[MEDIA] That was 6 months ago. I would love to see another update from Roger soon, but most importantly I wish him well. For that matter I wish...
A good boat to learn in… 1. smaller will give you more feedback, but it needs to be big enough for you. You should be the optimal size and weight...
This made me smile because for those of us that started sailing the laser at 130 pounds or less before they came up with the radial rig, the 4.7...
I’m going to play around with it this summer after I finally get the boat back in the water. I’ll stick with the river for the most part. The...
I agree that it is primarily to reduce wetted surface. In very light air you can heel to more extreme angles, at least in the Laser Full Rig. The...
“Don’t stand in the slot !!!” If someone does have to stand up and go forward to go do something I’ve always favoured them standing just aft of...
I think the roll of the slot is simply to maintain reasonably attached flow behind the main/jib combination when pushing total thrust towards the...
You can sail up wind with just one sail, and the sail doesn’t even need to be curved. The keel or centerboard and rudder can also be flat plates....
I’m curious about best ways to construct a lift/drag curve of a sailboat at high angles of attack, like when “forereaching” in strong winds and...
Sometimes it’s about reducing drag. Sometimes it’s about increasing thrust. One of the reasons that Optimist, Laser, and Finn Sailors heel their...
It’s something I’ve always struggled to get my head around. I think it has to do with that it sometimes more about momentum like a pelton wheel...
My other 2 cents would be that you should always give any sailboat some weather helm so that the rudder will have a greater angle of attack than...
My 2 cents is that the boat having a very wide stern makes it very sensitive to steering by heeling the boat. This is compounded by the vertical...
