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Jack Sparrow 
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 Topic: Demolition DerbyPosted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:21pm |
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Ospery
Kick ass fast, built like a tank and as heavy as one, plus for the Brucey Bonus you are allowed 3 crew. Perfect for good old fashioned pirate techniques! I don't think they are longer than 16ft? |
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Pierre
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:24pm |
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17ft 7ins I'm afraid.......
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MainlySwimming
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:26pm |
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I think it has to be a hiking boat....you couldn't charge down another boat at anything like full speed whilst on the wire,and in any event the result is likely capsize. Whereas a wayfarer / bosun is just going to keep on going, crew is well protected etc We need someone with some game theory experience to get to work on this. List the factors: crew protection, bow strength, max KE, etc....then weight them and you're off. Enough students come on this forum asking for help on their project to design a new widget...they should try this as a project / thesis, much more interesting! |
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:28pm |
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Dam!
I'd just calculated what 5385 mm was in feet too. Edited by Jack Sparrow |
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MainlySwimming
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:34pm |
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The first draft of the rules said you were only out after sinking or injury....that leaves capsized boats as fair game. Suggests good tactic would be sit outside the melee and just periodically charge your Bosun / Wayfare in and trash some hulls whilst they are overturned and therefore more vulnerable. |
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Guest
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:41pm |
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Jim, Good to see some figures applied but are we not looking at forces resulting from a change of momentum. If we assume that the final speed after impact is zero then the force would just be F= mv making the velocity less important. We also have to take into account the ability of the boat to protect the crew and avoid/sustain attacks. I'm still voting Laser 5000 |
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:44pm |
Nah - just nip in off the wire just before impact ... |
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m_liddell
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 1:55pm |
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The boss is prob a candidate, is it under 16ft? A contender may be the laser stratos. Big and heavy with an asy pole and big enough asy to achive a good ramming speed. People may be tempted by a sport 16, Topper's giant training hulk, but anyone that has worked for sunsail will tell you the hole VERY easily. The 5 tonner prob gets my vote as long as the rig stands up to the forces from high speed impact. |
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 2:23pm |
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Agreed - I think it should be like forces boxing - extra points awarded for aggression. I don't know what ISAF have been playing at with this medal race rubbish - this would be a real winner with the media ... |
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MainlySwimming
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Posted: 16 Apr 07 at 2:34pm |
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re jessie-ing...fair point. In fact, let's make this nautical equivalent of 'milling' in the paras...make all Navy recruits sit in lasers and beat seven bells out of each other for an hour....might toughen them up a bit.... |
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or lock in to the foot loops and brace yourself ...|
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