It would be very interesting to have centerboard vs mini keels comparision. Daggerboards on a race corse would certainly outtperform both, but...
Yeah, I think surface pearcing CB should be compared to LAR keel not high end racing daggerboad. For my boat I choosed CB over LAR keel because I...
Here are some centerboard pictures of my homebuilt catamaran https://files.fm/u/k7cs3qcw
I will try to post more details when I get to my other computer. The whole system is very simple centerboard is made from wood with fiberglass...
If racing is not top priority then single centerboard can work good enough. I have built a 9,5 m cat that have pivoting centerboard hung below...
That's strange, I thought as long as your roof cargo aren't massively oversized (like putting 10 meter mast on a roof of a compact car) cops won't...
I'm wondering why strict 30 kg weight limit, If you set empty hull weight limit to 40 kg you could make it maybe 4 m long and have larger more...
I think side decks are a must in this kind of boat without them if you heel your boat a bit too much you will flood it in no time.
It should be possible to shut down the reactors and tow the icebreaker with large tug over the areas with too warm water. Or upgrade the heat...
I'm sometimes wondering about the same thing. When a racing tri like ORMA 60 sails on one float the main hull is only providing structural...
Given how often canting keel has failed on Vendee Globe boats I'm wondering how much more extreme canted SD keel will behave when boat is driven...
I have heard had the Titanic not made any attempt to avoit impact and hit iceberg head on it would have stayed afloat with bow smashed and only...
Looks kind of weird boat. It essentially is a catamaran with windward hull replaced with keel bulb and crossbeams replaced with keel strut. I can...
Of course a sailor always should be in control however nowadays many boats are sailed by inexperienced crews. Even proffesional racing sailors...
Since it seems that capsize is one of the biggest threats to offshore multihulls wouldn't it be possible to design some sort of device that...
