Fish 0 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Its hard to tell from the photos, but the foils are much deeper (taller) than they look. I went and had a look. The rudder must be 1.8 to 2m from the hull. The keel is deep as well. I know high aspect ratio foils are fast, but even with the height of the rudder, it appears to have minimal surface area, very low drag but also very small surface area. The cord length down the bottom is very short, i.e. near the tip its almost a hand width (across the knuckles) wide. Has a whacking huge four blade prop, looks like a dinner plate, but bigger! Shouldn't affect speed much though, the shaft and prop are all on a folding dubary to get the lot out of the way. All in all a very sexy boat, damn near messed my pants again What is the first sign in handling of a rudder that doesn't have enough surface area? rudder stall leading to wipeouts? or just rudder stall leading to small rudder angles leading to slow turning? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Check the home page Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hey! from the Home Page you are directing us here, and from here to the home page..... are you trying to create an infinite loop? if it wasnt cos my clicking finger got tired I would be going back and forth forever Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 keeps the stats looking good Lesley has promised more very soon, but she had to go shear a sheep or two. Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I checked the home page, and there's a big white sidebar on the right, looking kinda empty Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Gotta do GST today, i'll get to it Link to post Share on other sites
Mothership 6 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Placeholder inserted Any sailing reports on the shiny red boat yet? Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Looks fast - but then again red boats are fast! Link to post Share on other sites
Kestrahl 6 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Did alright to http://www.racetrack.org.nz/boat.php?boatid=376538 Link to post Share on other sites
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