Ehhh righto, good luck. The fact remains that the additional weight of the water requires additional energy to remove it: You accelerate with...
I think that removing the water is going to take energy, no matter what you do. In an efficient shell, there's not a lot of energy being wasted....
Looks stout and simple to sail... on a few points of sail, anyways. How do you run with that rig? It seems as though things would bind in the......
If you are seeking a Harbor of Refuge, then you've probably got a good idea of what the weather is. :D
I was under the mistaken impression that some one bearing the title of Harbormaster actually had to submit a resume of some kind. ;)
Someone gave me anonymous "negative reputation" for this quip? What kind of whiney hypersensitive internet forum BS is that? "Dangerous and...
That is a truly interesting design. You could probably easily mock up a working prototype from an old Snark for a couple hundred dollars, and your...
For what its worth, I've been putting extensive thought into this problem for a couple of years. My work is centered specifically around rough...
I'll be sure to go into huge debt on a nice boat before I do. ;)
After this weekend, it appears the best solution is not bother checking the weather before your trip. Just ask the Harbormaster when you get...
This is true, these days. However, the Snark sold half a million lanteen dinghys in the 70's. The focus, however, wasn't on sailing performance as...
Couldn't agree more, unfortunately I'm at their mercy this time; I don't live anywhere near where I'm going.
Good resources, thanks for the links. This is what I've been using: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/
So I've been watching their forecasting "tool" for a bit, and its eems like the kind of "round up", biasing the more dangerous side of their...
