"DSK" wrote in message news
Crapt. NealŪ wrote:
They would go even faster if they hired somebody to
cut and sew a pair of sails that had a higher aspect
ratio and not such a flat top.
Do you have a clue what "aspect ratio" means?
DSK
Of course, a high aspect ratio sail is tall and narrow along the cord.
In other words the wings of a glider are high aspect ratio whike those
of a fighter jet are not.
Those sails on that tandem rig are not high aspect ratio sails.
If those idiots wanted to go five or six knots faster they would
get somebody who knew a little about sails to design them a
more efficient pair.
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