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I dont use a spinnaker, just too complicated for a simple minded
person like me, but I have been wondering... SO....Useless idea #3437 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? |
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I suppose you'd need control lines, and it'd have to be symetrical; with one
hell of a long pole.... I think it'd just pull you along however it wanted.... On 29 Oct 2003 10:41:31 -0800, (Parallax) wrote: I dont use a spinnaker, just too complicated for a simple minded person like me, but I have been wondering... SO....Useless idea #3437 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? |
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(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 |
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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!" |
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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 |
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Tom Berger wrote in message . ..
(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 Hmm, I see Useless idea #3438 (based on Useless Idea #3732)coming on ...... So, connect the skysail to the craft using the "dacron 12 mm caving rope with 4 copper wire conductors down the center" to allow you to power the navigation light which will be mounted on the sail (to avoid collisions with low flying aircraft) ;-) Mark |
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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!" |
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I wonder what would happen in a storm with some lightning?
Could be popular in and around FL ;-) May be the BBQ could be lit this way ;-) -- c ya Wim www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html "Mark" wrote in message om... : Tom Berger wrote in message . .. : (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 : : Hmm, I see Useless idea #3438 (based on Useless Idea #3732)coming on : ..... : : So, connect the skysail to the craft using the "dacron 12 mm caving : rope with 4 copper wire conductors down the center" to allow you to : power the navigation light which will be mounted on the sail (to avoid : collisions with low flying aircraft) ;-) : : Mark |
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Mary Poppins used an umbrella. That would be cheaper.
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? |
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Maybe these guys could help you figure out the steering mechanism.
http://www.trendsportworld.com/artic...2&r=4&sport=-1 Matt "Parallax" wrote in message om... I dont use a spinnaker, just too complicated for a simple minded person like me, but I have been wondering... SO....Useless idea #3437 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? |
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Lotsa commentary on skysails already, but...
"Parallax" wrote in message om... I dont use a spinnaker, just too complicated for a simple minded person like me, but I have been wondering... SO....Useless idea #3437 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? Absolutely. That's what the guys with the kites and wakeboards do now. Control lines and rudders, and off you go. Makes wave-hopping windsurfers look like they've got lead in their pants. I had the pleasure of watching a talented one in STT last January. He was doing barrel rolls, loops, helicopters, and the like. Airborne several seconds at a time. *NO* problem going upwind. Watched a lesser talent near Saba Rock later. Mostly went back and forth, no aerial moves, but still *very* fast. L8R Skip |
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Lotsa commentary on skysails already, but...
"Parallax" wrote in message om... I dont use a spinnaker, just too complicated for a simple minded person like me, but I have been wondering... SO....Useless idea #3437 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? Absolutely. That's what the guys with the kites and wakeboards do now. Control lines and rudders, and off you go. Makes wave-hopping windsurfers look like they've got lead in their pants. I had the pleasure of watching a talented one in STT last January. He was doing barrel rolls, loops, helicopters, and the like. Airborne several seconds at a time. *NO* problem going upwind. Watched a lesser talent near Saba Rock later. Mostly went back and forth, no aerial moves, but still *very* fast. L8R Skip |
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