Black Panther 1,523 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Is the guy to leeward with the pole a depth sounder? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alibaba 73 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 i would say so. Not very efficient, but don't leeboards look fantastic! Bloody big sails to handle too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BNG 44 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, Black Panther said: Is the guy to leeward with the pole a depth sounder? I reckon he is! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 94 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, alibaba said: i would say so. Not very efficient, but don't leeboards look fantastic! Bloody big sails to handle too Lee Boards?... I thought they were gen 1 foils? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 226 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 11 minutes ago, BNG said: I reckon he is! Spearing flounder. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chippie 6 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 The leeward pole man is definitely the depth sounder, it's shallow there. And those bows seem to be making a comeback in some of the recent designs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 569 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 the original squaretop, black sails.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 880 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 4 hours ago, Black Panther said: Is the guy to leeward with the pole a depth sounder? Gondolier. He's a tenor and sings romantic Italian songs at the finish line. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twisty 161 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 They actually go quite well considering they're basically a steel box with a pointy end. There's plenty of videos of them tipping over. With the water so shallow they just lie on their sides. I doubt they would be much good on the bash home from the bottom end on a breezy sunday !! This is what I want ≥ Skûtsje de twee gebroeders bj 1894 13,61 3.15 gebouwd te — Platbodems — Marktplaats.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 131 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Nothing new here, its been clear for sometime that the scow hull is the faster shape for foiling barges, the footage is dated showing ist gen foils in brown organic carbon and all the syndicates have square top mains with black sails which have proven faster than white. The double ended concept has been banned for AC 37 because the opposition could not tell which way the winning boat was going when viewed at a distance (Nice try Sir Ben) The leeward paddler concept exploited a rule technicality and has been replaced with cyclors driving multiple hidden paddles via a complex arrangement of gears and cranks, to such an extent now that some have argued that these boats are sailed by cranks. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,523 Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Ooh another photo from the same source Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 357 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Commentator is like a machine gun - barely stops talking to draw breath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 358 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 19 hours ago, Black Panther said: Is the guy to leeward with the pole a depth sounder? Not the America's Cup but the "Dung Cup". https://zeilvracht.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Classic_Boat_Dutch_Barge_Race.pdf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 626 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 This boat has no crew?? www.facebook.com/watch?v=708137611118850 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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