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Wayne.B wrote:
.... The whole wing keel concept was really applicable only to the old style 12 meter Americas Cup boats because of a design quirk in the rating rule. ... The Oz II keel had a lot of things going on including inverse taper, and very thick winglets cum bulbs and, as a whole, it could only have worked well on Oz II. When we saw it I think most of us though, "wow, that keel is on upside down!" It is the upside down or inverse taper part of that keel that was most notable and is least transferable to non-meter designs. There is a theory that the inverse taper on the Oz II keel smoothed out the spanwise lift for the entire boat including its deep, narrow canoe body. If true, this would only work on oddly shaped boats like late generation 12 meters and so, I think it's reasonable to say that upside down keels are only applicable to 12 meters because of the rating rule. Winglets and bulbs are a whole other kettle of fish, and they can work well on many designs. Anyway, for the OP, let me second the opinion that http://www.marsmetal.com/newpages/torpedobulbs.html is worth a look. -- Tom. |
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