It looks kinda goofy - as if the rest of the ship was just chopped off. I wonder what the bottom looks like. I'd imagine that the stern rises...
Thank you Rob Denny for responding. That is a great idea of running the halyards through a sleeve and then to the cockpit. I was never...
Hi all, I am very curious as to how the sheets, vangs, outhauls, etc. are set up on a biplane rigged catamaran. It is relatively easy to run...
Do you think ANY type of wings will ever grow? Soft wings? Or just no wings at all? I think there might be wings in the future, all we need is...
That is a genius idea! I never really thought about just raising the cloth part of the sail. Another idea I had was if you had the solid...
I agree with Baltic bandit... to a certain point. PAR does have a point with it being just too much sail. 1st of all, it will be on a trimaran - I...
So would reefing the sail even be necessary? would it have a significant increase in performance if the wing was able to decrease in size as well...
why is it not done in practice? does it not work, or has it just not been done yet? I know the AC 45's would keep their wings up, but only for a...
The fact that it could be moored with the sail up, means that it does not need reefing points. Am I correct when I state that this applies for 2...
What exactly do you mean by semi rigid? Do you have any sketches or pictures of what you have in mind? The soft wingsails look good, but those...
That is true that they do not need to be reefed (but they are also lower performance: average=3-5 knots...), and my goal was to create a high...
Those are very good points. I think we can agree that wing sails will not be found on any cruising boats in the near future, however what about...
Dear Frank Smith, I was thinking about that idea for a while, but 3 things: 1. the sail tapers as you go up - maybe that's not a bad thing, but...
Dear messabout, Thank you for your reply. I guess you are right about the wing sails, and that it will still be a long time until they are put...