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Sam.Spoons 
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 Topic: In every dream home..Posted: 06 Mar 17 at 9:45am |
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And they can be longer but still measure, I make that win win win :)
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iGRF
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Posted: 06 Mar 17 at 9:41am |
Of course.. it's the distance from the foil that increases, not the centreline of the boat, so it's win win. |
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getafix
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Posted: 06 Mar 17 at 6:23am |
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i'm wondering if when sailing the toe straps are held up a bit further at one end, they look like you'd need to find a spare hand to get your feet in them now and that, in my low-riding Moth experience might be the second or two which makes the difference between swimming and sailing
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 05 Mar 17 at 11:43pm |
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Wot I said
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NickM
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If you saw the Mike Lennon talk at the show he explained with various diagrams how the upswept wing increased the righting moment. The distance between the edge of the wing and the tip of the foil is greater the more upswept it is, and of course you are sailing the Moth canted over to windward so the helm's weight is effectively further away from the tip of the foil. But he also said that if the wings are too upswept they become a problem for the crew when moving from side to side, so there is a trade-off at some point.
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RS400atC
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Posted: 05 Mar 17 at 7:40pm |
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I'm still struggling with why the leeward wing presenting itself as a damn great near-vertical surface in the airflow isn't a very bad idea?
Or is it working as a sail? Anyone? |
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 05 Mar 17 at 6:26pm |
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From what I've seen on youtube foiling Moths bob all the time until the pilot becomes pretty skilful
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423zero
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Posted: 05 Mar 17 at 6:21pm |
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would be interesting to see what would happen in waves un-damped spring
 do foiling moths bob in waves ? can't say I know much about them.
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 05 Mar 17 at 6:08pm |
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Or tosses them over the rig (I wondered why they call them trampolines) :)
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Rupert
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Posted: 05 Mar 17 at 5:41pm |
Would be a novel approach, one I'd love to see in action, as they go to sit out the wing spits them backwards into the water. |
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