A better question would be "Are you just trolling us?"
One thing you're missing is that it's very important that the sail produce a side force for the keel or centerboard to lift against. If you carry...
I've come across two more photos of the trimaran discussed in post #1334 (near the bottom of p. 89 above). These were both slides taken by my...
When I first glanced at my phone this morning (in a hurry doing other things), I saw the word "disrespect" and decided to put off reading the rest...
Since you're referencing Marchaj, here's what he says about VMG: Marchaj_VMGmax by Doug Halsey posted Apr 2, 2021 at 4:25 AM Doesn't any VMG > Vt...
It sounds like you don't believe that VMG can be greater than the wind speed. But it can be, whether you're going upwind or down.
I've got to agree with Sailor Al that this is just crazy talk. Why are you referring to lift as moving up an energy flow? It's at right angles...
A simple explanation for why is that, without the Kutta condition, potential flows predict infinite velocities at sharp trailing edges, and the...
It was enjoyable, but I don't think the AC75 designers will miss much if they don't pay attention.
Is this your idea of not doing much??? [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] This is the book. My Dad was inspired to build something similar when I was a teenager. It was amazingly fast in spurts, but tricky to...
The Mini40 RC class has some successful foilers to compare with. If you're on Facebook, there's this group: Mini 40 Multihull | Facebook If not,...
When I wrote that, I meant the boat's wetted-surface area, but I should have referred to its overall drag instead. I hate being too negative, but...
Is this the boat you're referring to? [ATTACH]
