Lionhart of Hartlepool hits the water !
Very, very interesting. Control of the flow and pressure in this way would save angling the rudders forward. Hence lower loads, but similar flow...
In my case it is stern hung rudders, slightly canted for the heal of the yacht. Of course the problem of keaping the lamina flow at dif. speeds...
I can see where the Tom's are in this (you should never have Tom Tom's beaten by a john :eek: Pun!). As a design engineer I can see that I am...
Whilst looking at rudders for a new yacht I thought how poor the idea of bending the rudder at one point is ! The water has to stall on the upper...
I am glad someone is purchasing this yacht. It opened my mind to bi-pole rigs and started me doing figures for rig loads (a A frame does not need...
Thanks very much for that info. The pic's don't realy show the size and details of your rig. Have you any ? I am glad to here from someone who...
Now the interesting point is: Should the wing shapes point outwards or inwards. when going to windward the most exposed mast is the windward so...
Maybe she just did not perform as a hull. Info from people who sailed her would be interesting. I am comitted :o ( I should be !) to this type of...
