Wow....Fly one and watch all the protest flags flappin' in the breeze
from the other racers....(c;



On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:52:03 +0100, Tom Berger
wrote:

(Parallax) schrieb:

What would happen if you put up a very large helium filled balloon
several hundred ft where there is really good wind, say in the trade
winds and attached it to your deck? Could you steer?

Do you mean something similar like that:
http://www.skysails.de/en/home.html

T:-)m Berger

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Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Larry W4CSC wrote:
Wow....Fly one and watch all the protest flags flappin' in the breeze
from the other racers....(c;

Yeah, but 5,000 square meters of sail up a couple of hundred feet up in
the air stream would make hull speed a non issue! The problem would
become keeping the boat IN the water. :-)

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One would assume we could make a smaller, more-manageable wing for
sailboats....

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:01:45 -0500, Glenn Ashmore
wrote:



Larry W4CSC wrote:
Wow....Fly one and watch all the protest flags flappin' in the breeze
from the other racers....(c;

Yeah, but 5,000 square meters of sail up a couple of hundred feet up in
the air stream would make hull speed a non issue! The problem would
become keeping the boat IN the water. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

(Larry W4CSC) wrote in message ...
Wow....Fly one and watch all the protest flags flappin' in the breeze
from the other racers....(c;



On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:52:03 +0100, Tom Berger
wrote:

(Parallax) schrieb:

What would happen if you put up a very large helium filled balloon
several hundred ft where there is really good wind, say in the trade
winds and attached it to your deck? Could you steer?

Do you mean something similar like that:
http://www.skysails.de/en/home.html

T:-)m Berger

--
ArchTools: Architektur-Werkzeuge für AutoCAD (TM)
ArchDIM - architekturgerechte Bemaßung und Höhenkoten
ArchAREA - Flächenermittlung und Raumbuch nach DIN 277
Info und Demo unter http://www.archtools.de


Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Hmmm, the sky sail thing,proof that not so great minds think alike.
Whats that principle where evolution occurs in seperate species
achieving the same result? Same thing happens with bad ideas.