Hadron H2

Originally posted by iGRF Originally posted by jeffers the D-Zero mast is incredible to watch in gusty conditions, it does a lot of the work for you as it bends off as the gust hits and then comes back as the boat accelerates and the pressure comes off the rig. Great work by all those windsurfer designers down the years constructing a system that only very lately became understood by a not quite as retarded dinghy sailor than the norm. ftfy It was what was so appealing when I first saw Dans rig on the Punk, you would have thought RS with their boardsailing experience might have achieved it earlier, but not so, only that rig and to a lessor degree the rig on the D1, which presumably because it has to be stiff enough to support a kite doesn't seem to have quite the magic of the Zero rig. But they do also de power if you rake them, well de power in that the foil becomes less efficient and the c of e comes aft. Thats the joy of a race board, the rig doesn't move back, the foot goes forward so the c of e remains in balance with the c of r, and we then get a bonus of end plate effect. I'd love to design a dinghy to work the same way, I reckon it could be perfect.

Originally posted by jeffers the D-Zero mast is incredible to watch in gusty conditions, it does a lot of the work for you as it bends off as the gust hits and then comes back as the boat accelerates and the pressure comes off the rig. Great work by all those windsurfer designers down the years constructing a system that only very lately became understood by a not quite as retarded dinghy sailor than the norm.

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It was what was so appealing when I first saw Dans rig on the Punk, you would have thought RS with their boardsailing experience might have achieved it earlier, but not so, only that rig and to a lessor degree the rig on the D1, which presumably because it has to be stiff enough to support a kite doesn't seem to have quite the magic of the Zero rig.

But they do also de power if you rake them, well de power in that the foil becomes less efficient and the c of e comes aft. Thats the joy of a race board, the rig doesn't move back, the foot goes forward so the c of e remains in balance with the c of r, and we then get a bonus of end plate effect.

I'd love to design a dinghy to work the same way, I reckon it could be perfect.

Edited by iGRF - 16 Feb 16 at 3:59pm

Originally posted by SimonW99 . On the Hadron it appears to have an adjustable forestay, allowing the rig to depower like a supernova. In which case it would carry its sail size across a wider range than on a static rig without having to let the head bend off continuously.

Aero sailor jumping in .....

Originally posted by fab100 Originally posted by AlexM Nice big powerful cunningham required :) Looks good I think you'd need a lot less cunningham than me Al