I don't want to squelch any innovation, but the ideas in the last page or two look highly unlikely to be suitable due to friction and wear issues....
Matt Layden's Paradox and smaller Enigma are such designs. Closing in the skipper has safety implications.
"Full keel boat" means that there is a more or less continuous curve from the bow down the front of the keel. A 3/4 keel is more common in old...
My mistake. I thought the Pico was just a small sail plan on the Laser hull -like the Radial or 4.7.... It seems that they are abusing the...
It seems to me that you simply have the wrong laser rig for your size and weight. The standard 7M^2 sail should be no problem for you -over 60kg,...
Phil, I get what you are saying, there is a theoretical benefit. But if we move on to the actual benefit, my opinion is that there is very...
I don't know of any better reason for tumblehome than looks -and that is mostly limited to clearcoated power boats that travel on trailers from...
Yes, patents protect the novel device. The stuff thrown in explaining what good things you get out of that device are of no consequence legally....
It is good that these epic struggles for survival get published to bring some reality to the puff pieces and sunny pictures that dominate the ad...
I don't think you can say that without knowing what their human power configuration would have been. If they couldn't do 4 knots/hr average for...
Congratulations are in order, but I think there is more to the win that you are ignoring. TSLAG ran the best, most professional campaign the R2AK...
The arms and the hydraulics to move the arms are provided one design, to my knowledge. It would not be hard to build in sensors to detect foul...
Up, I don't know the cost of the 3D print machine and never cared. At the time it was not for sale, just run as a service. Like you, I was just...
I won't say you can't, but I will say there are many ways it could fail and the slimmest of chances that it will be superior to current methods...
Your characterization in this post and a few previous are missing the physical trade-offs in the AC 36 rule. The T foils have distinct limits to...
