Wild Ride
 

Oz, have you seen this beast?

http://marine.bdg.com.au/images/spitfire/foiling5.jpg

Bart Senior

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.

CN


"Bart Senior" wrote in message ...
Oz, have you seen this beast?

http://marine.bdg.com.au/images/spitfire/foiling5.jpg

Bart Senior

I'd name it Die Fledermaus...

"Bart Senior" wrote in message
...
Oz, have you seen this beast?

http://marine.bdg.com.au/images/spitfire/foiling5.jpg

Bart Senior

Flat top sails are very efficient, particiularly on faster boats.

"Capt. Neal®" 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.

http://marine.bdg.com.au/images/spitfire/foiling5.jpg

What does that mean?

"katysails" wrote

I'd name it Die Fledermaus...

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 00:42:42 -0500, "Bart Senior"
wrote this crap:

What does that mean?

"katysails" wrote

I'd name it Die Fledermaus...



The Bat.




Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

I'm convinced that Neal knows very little about sailing.

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"Bart Senior" wrote in message
...
Flat top sails are very efficient, particiularly on faster boats.

"Capt. Neal®" 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.

http://marine.bdg.com.au/images/spitfire/foiling5.jpg

Crapt. Neal® 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

Bart Senior wrote:
Oz, have you seen this beast?

http://marine.bdg.com.au/images/spitfire/foiling5.jpg


I wonder if anybody has made an amphibious sailer? Take one of these
things and put foils on it. Imagine the thrill of sailing 30+ knots down
the launch ramp and into the water!

It's also interesting to see the radio control landsailers.

Thanks for the link, Bart.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message .. .
Crapt. Neal® 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.

CN

CN

Thanks Doug,

I guess we should mention that those "Twin Sails" are high aspect sails

While we are at it, we must mention those hydro-furls shoud have a round
leading edges ( according to Neal) to increase speed (G)

Ole Thom

Die Fledermaus

Is a Famous Straus Waltz. It's translation I do believe, is the;

The Flying Mouse Which means "BAT"

Now that, we cleared up High Aspect & Fledermaus, I can get back to my
coffee

Ole Thom

Neal,

It would be better for you if you'd, Shut the Hell up!

You haven't a clue to what, "High Aspect" really means.

Ole Thom

If you call those sails high aspect ratio then you have no clue.

http://ctr.stanford.edu/ResBriefs02/crook2.pdf

http://www.jefraskin.com/forjef2/jef...ard_sails.html

Keep in mind that the rig shown in the original post will always be close hauled
as speed because of the apparent wind generated by the high speeds.

A taller sail than shown that has a more rounded head will be more
efficient than the ones shown. Guaranteed.

CN



"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Die Fledermaus

Is a Famous Straus Waltz. It's translation I do believe, is the;

The Flying Mouse Which means "BAT"

Now that, we cleared up High Aspect & Fledermaus, I can get back to my
coffee

Ole Thom

You are the one who's clueless. See the links I posted on the
other post where I made you look like a dweeb.

CN


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Neal,

It would be better for you if you'd, Shut the Hell up!

You haven't a clue to what, "High Aspect" really means.

Ole Thom

OK Neal,

Let's play with this a Bit.
High aspect RATIO

This RATIO, has to be between two things.

Question; In respect to a sail, Aspect of what to what?

Let's start there so we can both be on the same subject.

Ole Thom

You don't need to treat me like a retard. The aspect ratio is a number
representing relationship between the length and the chord. It might
look something like this, 3.5:1 or 7.0:2.5.


CN


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
OK Neal,

Let's play with this a Bit.
High aspect RATIO

This RATIO, has to be between two things.

Question; In respect to a sail, Aspect of what to what?

Let's start there so we can both be on the same subject.

Ole Thom

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message


You don't need to treat me like a retard.

If it quacks like a Duck!!!.......

CM

Please don't insult ducks.

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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message


You don't need to treat me like a retard.

If it quacks like a Duck!!!.......

CM