CarlosK2

Thanks for the food for thought; very interesting.

Chinese Rig Gaff Rig 3/4 fractional 3/4 fractional rig is a wonderful rig ... for a 1-ton sailboat If you want a 10-ton yacht and...

This industry is utterly baffling, no matter how you look at it. A 47-foot yacht is a "coastal cruiser". Exactly. A 47-foot yacht is...

Got this from the Strike 20 builder, to my FB-group a few days ago. Nice boat where the 5.8 hulls are now replaced by 6.0...

This is an update on the Bernd Kohler KD650. The KD 650 is an affordable trailer catamaran for amateur construction. The boat is...

My last big spar, 3 layers, hollow, aluminium chafe in the top 2m. Its lost a further 3kg in weight while being stored over the...

Obviously Obviously, at 20 knots, longitudinal imbalance in a high-performance racing yacht is irrelevant for two reasons: because the...

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Well, at least naval architects know a lot about the Roll axis, their one and only deity, whom they worship Well, no, because they...

A) Why the Keel must be Neutralized (HC_K = LCG, LCB) Because the rudder must compensate for 1) the imbalance created by the sails 2)...

In other words It doesn't matter if yachts sail at 5 knots in one era, 10 knots in another, and 20 knots in yet another Time and...

Thomas Harrison Butler Stable Equilibrium of Aeronautical type: his yachts, therefore, should be drawn with their noses pointing to the...

Modern and Classic Crazy Modern Yacht (1979) and Ultralight UltraClassic WindSurfBoard Plywood Epoxy (2025) LCF: Center of Flotation...

Hans Christian 33

Others that approach the classic ideal: Hans Christian 33, which also has a magnificent interior Hans Christian Yachts: Timeless...