Didn't see where anyone had posted that we'd lost a legend. Found this interesting writeup. Eight Bells: Doug Peterson >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News...
I can't believe that those cockpit ergonomics are correct. Either the boat is tiny or the humans will have to be giants.
I'll admit I haven't paid much attention to the run up to this AC but I have watched the LV races and the first 3 of the AC. During the 4th race I...
You could coat and sand gelcoat until you get it flat and then do a final coat of gelcoat but you're wasting gelcoat and gelcoat is hard so it's...
Excuse my ignorance, I've not been following the AC as closely as I should. Could someone tell me in what directions the foils are adjustable?...
Paul Bieker is a fan of water ballast. http://www.biekerboats.com/Bieker_Boats/Home.html
Not sure a corporate sponsored video would be the best place to get an unbiased opinion.
The Etchells mast is a tree, way to big for a MT, a friend used one in his Whiting QT and it was way to heavy for that. No magic in keeping a frac...
Reaching back and forth. Hasn't the Moth shown that for a high performance dinghy, like the Next, that the future is foils?
Looks like a Nigel Irens hull
First, lobster boats have a lot of different hull shapes, depending on the intended use. There isn't a generic shape. If you're just looking to go...
More HP
Shouldn't be a problem getting the required strength and going to a smaller diameter. You will have to go thicker wall or possibly even a solid...
We looked at conical section shapes many years ago. Interesting when you look at how the centerline shifts to leeward when the boat heels and how...
