Dinghy Show 2017

it would be a shame if this was the last show, as it would spoil my plan of going once every three years. The ageing brain has forgotten previous visits and you dont notice its the same thing dragged out each time.

Originally posted by Neal_g Is that the domain with toppers handing it to you

I have another Solution to that, involving death threats..

Edited by iGRF - 22 Feb 17 at 11:00pm

Is that the domain with toppers handing it to you

"... if you can possibly hang on to the extra rag upwind then you'll benefit like crazy on the next downwind."

I've come to the conclusion that in dinghies which differ from boards in the excesses of volume or what you sort of call displacement, over crew and hull weight, you have, as against what were used to where there's pretty close to deficit so we drop off the plane all to quick, and boats enjoy a much more efficient 'gliding through' phase from displacement to actually planing which we on boards tend to be either on or off, so what does this all mean, well it seems to point to the relationship between the driving force i.e the sail and the windspeed, being more closely allied to helm weight than it has ever appeared to me before.
The relationship between sailors of given weights on boards is much much more apparent in speed differences in marginal conditions than it appears to be in boats, which is what has lead me to this conclusion when I'm jiggling around looking for that Holy grail of the Yardstick spreadsheet formula which of course can never perfectly exist, but it can serve to illustrate with uncanny accuracy the differences all the factors make, including the trapeze it seems, and especially when your digging about looking for what might suit your particular requirements.

Edited by iGRF - 22 Feb 17 at 6:25pm