New Jib Design Idea

[CarlosK2]

There are European retirees who, as soon as they arrive in the Canary Islands, throw in the towel, tired of the mess that Pitch, Yaw and Roll create

This is a reality, and it is completely logical because in the manual that expresses the consensus of this industry after 5 editions, there is still no Ocean Wave

Then you cross the Atlantic with the wind right on your stern, something that not even the sloops of the 19th century did

And then in the Caribbean you are the janitor

 

[CarlosK2]

and along the coast... the same or worse, how many dinosaurs are capable of going against 25 knots of wind on a cape... and the same Downwind: they don't have enough sail

and I assure you, even if you don't believe it, that I have seen hotels along the coast and it is not essential to carry the house on your back like a snail and never better said

and the solution is not the "French omelette"

Yrvind has the right metaphor: the mountain bike, yes, a sports machine, agreed; but not a sarcophagus for a fakir

 

[CarlosK2]

This is how I see it

The standard cruiser is not a sailboat, it is a mediocre motor sailer

And the planing french omelette, to start with, I don't want planing with a giant gennaker, I'm not interested in speed on flat ground

and the small french omelette is crazy at a certain age, and the big french omelette is also crazy because for 300 K Euros they don't even give you a fuxxx comfortable place to sit in the cockpit, and the habitability is the same as the small omelette: a tent for camping

 

[gonzo]

The small boat will sail at 5-6-7-8 knots of speed

That sounds like Johnny Cash's "One piece at a time".

 

[gonzo]

and the small french omelette is crazy at a certain age, and the big french omelette is also crazy because for 300 K Euros they don't even give you a fuxxx comfortable place to sit in the cockpit, and the habitability is the same as the small omelette: a tent for camping

That is interesting, an omelette with a cockpit. What in the world are you talking about?

and on light planing sailboats they offer you a "French omelette"

Is this brought to the cockpit by the steward?

 

[CarlosK2]

By reconciling the position of the centre of Buoyancy with the position of the centre of Flotation

Google
site:boatdesign.net
Center of Flotation

we are not only doing things well as Poseidon, god of the sea, commands, but also for behaving well we are rewarded: the mast can be centred and is within reach of the sailor's hands and on top of that another gift: mainsheet, boom vang and preventer, 3 in one, on a large rail

the old sailor smiles

it is of great beauty because it combines the hydroDynamics suitable for surfing with comfort, functionality and safety

the old sailor smiles

and upwind power thanks to carrying 200 litres of sea water on the windward side, ballast tanks that with a simple plug drain into the cockpit floor

the old sailor smiles

 

[CarlosK2]

Imagine if Mercedes sold its SLK, "Sportlich/sporty, Light, small/Kurz", without seats

SLK 171

Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class (R171) - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SLK-Class_(R171)

nobody would understand it

and that is what I do not understand about the "French omelette"

 

[gonzo]

nobody would understand it

and that is what I do not understand about the "French omelette"

It is made with eggs.

 

[gonzo]

nobody would understand it

That is an understatement

 

[CarlosK2]

LBS

"Base length factor"

"The size of the yacht is the single most important parameter when assesing Safety at sea"

"LBS = (L_hull + 2 LWL)/ 3"

 

[CarlosK2]

This industry is pure Comedy

 

[CarlosK2]

The ease with which the omelette is turned over is not solved by making the omelette bigger

 

[CarlosK2]

In the last century a Laurin Koster 41 crossed the Atlantic from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean in 16 days (!)

 

[CarlosK2]

The triumph of the catamaran is obvious: modern Dinosaurs (1970-) have not brought any improvement to navigation, but just the opposite because a lot of them are a complete hydrodynamic disaster

Aaah, and if you don't like the insufferable modern Dinosaurs then we have ...

the "French omelette"

 

[CarlosK2]

In this photograph we see Jean Pierre Huglo in the middle of the Atlantic where he miraculously survived

Well, I really like the "French omelette", I like sailboats like that since I sailed on several MiniTransats

But I think that some improvements can and should be made to make the "French omelette" much safer and much more comfortable