http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiVv4VZmGY

35 kts of wind. Could you imagine a bendatoe 35s5 in such wind?

Called a Swain 36, a friend has one here he buildt oragami style, cool
& tough little boats..

Joe

On Oct 8, 10:10 am, Joe wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiVv4VZmGY

35 kts of wind. Could you imagine a bendatoe 35s5 in such wind?

Called a Swain 36, a friend has one here he buildt oragami style, cool
& tough little boats..

Joe

Here's a newer Beneteau in 30 knot winds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkpJAyiafhk

Doesn't look like the boat is having the least bit of difficulty.
Better music too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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On Oct 8, 10:10 am, Joe wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiVv4VZmGY

35 kts of wind. Could you imagine a bendatoe 35s5 in such wind?

Called a Swain 36, a friend has one here he buildt oragami style,
cool
& tough little boats..

Joe

Here's a newer Beneteau in 30 knot winds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkpJAyiafhk

Doesn't look like the boat is having the least bit of difficulty.
Better music too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King


That ain't nothin! Check this one out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA_1TYYmIyY

Greg

"Gregory Hall" wrote:
That ain't nothin! Check this one out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA_1TYYmIyY


16 knots!
Pretty good for a condo-maran.

OTOH that boat is not over running the wave crests. You can see quite
clearly when a wave rolls under the bow; in the previous video you can
see quite clearly that the Benny was running faster than the waves.

DSK

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:37:36 -0700, wrote:

"Gregory Hall" wrote:
That ain't nothin! Check this one out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA_1TYYmIyY


16 knots!
Pretty good for a condo-maran.

OTOH that boat is not over running the wave crests. You can see quite
clearly when a wave rolls under the bow; in the previous video you can
see quite clearly that the Benny was running faster than the waves.

Not all wave speeds are created equal. The larger the wave the longer
the wavelength and the faster it travels (in deep water).

OTOH that boat is not over running the wave crests. You can see quite
clearly when a wave rolls under the bow; in the previous video you can
see quite clearly that the Benny was running faster than the waves.


Goofball_star_dot_etal wrote:
Not all wave speeds are created equal. The larger the wave the
longer
the wavelength and the faster it travels (in deep water).

True, I forgot about that.

How much faster do you think the waves are going in the 2nd (condo-
maran) video?

DSK

On Oct 9, 6:50 pm, "Gregory Hall" wrote:
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On Oct 8, 10:10 am, Joe wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiVv4VZmGY

35 kts of wind. Could you imagine a bendatoe 35s5 in such wind?

Called a Swain 36, a friend has one here he buildt oragami style,
cool
& tough little boats..

Joe

Here's a newer Beneteau in 30 knot winds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkpJAyiafhk

Doesn't look like the boat is having the least bit of difficulty.
Better music too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

That ain't nothin! Check this one out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA_1TYYmIyY

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That's kids stuff. This looks like a challenge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp45fL0u0QU

Joe

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On Oct 8, 10:10 am, Joe wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiVv4VZmGY

35 kts of wind. Could you imagine a bendatoe 35s5 in such wind?

Called a Swain 36, a friend has one here he buildt oragami style,
cool
& tough little boats..

Joe

Here's a newer Beneteau in 30 knot winds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkpJAyiafhk

Doesn't look like the boat is having the least bit of difficulty.
Better music too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

That ain't nothin! Check this one
out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA_1TYYmIyY

Greg- Hide quoted text -

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That's kids stuff. This looks like a challenge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp45fL0u0QU

Joe


I've sailed in conditions like that before but I wasn't racing so I
didn't have to beat into it. Makes all the difference in the world when
you can run before that sort of crap.

Greg

"Joe" wrote
That's kids stuff.

says the guy whose never done anything remotely like it.


.... This looks like a challenge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp45fL0u0QU


It is. In fact it's the BT Global Challenge.

Very cool video, thanks for the link. I like the struggle getting the
trysail set, and the wave impact that blows the guy off the windward
rail & down the companionway.


"Gregory Hall" wrote:
I've sailed in conditions like that before but I wasn't racing so I
didn't have to beat into it. Makes all the difference in the world when
you can run before that sort of crap.


Makes all the difference when you've got the design & rig for it.
Those boats were specifically designed to sail well in those
conditions, including to windward; you'll notice that they don't futz
around with full keels or gaff rigs etc etc. You also notice that
under trysail & storm jib (late in the vvideo) the boat is barely
crawling along on a close reach. In those conditions, many boats
couldn't make any ground to windward at all.

DSK