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iGRF 
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 Posted: 14 May 19 at 9:24am |
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Having that other wiggle stick thing banging about and dragging in the water would really piss me off,I'd have to devise some other method of steering.
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Posted: 14 May 19 at 8:40am |
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Pursuit racing has it's own foibles as does corrected time. But as it builds to an exciting finish I find it easier to forgive the frustrations just because of the suspense of the chase. Corrected time is just as inaccurate, but I also find the format pretty dull. |
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423zero
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Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2539 |
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Posted: 14 May 19 at 6:09am |
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Can't stand pursuit races, I usually sit them out, seen loads of disputes, usual one is, if first boat does 2 laps you have to pass it twice.
Heartening to see you make mistakes glad I am not the only one.  Edited by 423zero - 14 May 19 at 6:26am |
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Posted: 13 May 19 at 11:31am |
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Early May Bank Holiday Pursuit... not our finest ever race in the 800. But despite a capsize a and a 720 we actually had decent pace and sailed it pretty well, but two big shut downs in the breeze cost us as lot and we finished near the back overall.
edit: I think the volume levels are a bit low so you might have to turn it up to hear the chatter, sorry. Also tried to edit out any swearing, but a few might have slipped through. Edited by mozzy - 13 May 19 at 11:35am |
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Posted: 06 Mar 19 at 7:26pm |
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Posted: 13 Feb 19 at 7:28am |
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20 knots boat speed... with probably 2 knots of current and flat water and only achieved for a nano second!
Nice yacht around a week or so ago. Not much water in the harbour put a focus on boat handling but the flat water made it quite nice. A bit of sun helps too! Edited by mozzy - 01 Mar 19 at 1:24pm |
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Posted: 25 Jan 19 at 1:20pm |
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But look at foiling cats. There a flatter kite is faster around the course.
In light winds you can't put much weight against the kite otherwise the apparent will go to far forward and create a load of drag on the deep cut kite. Then you'll just end up sailing the same speed but higher. That's why the 49er went to tighter cuts and slightly smaller too but faster round the course as well as straight line. There's a Canadian article describing the feel on this for 49ers somewhere... Then in heavy winds if the kite is too big you can't get the flow initiated over it which is slow also. But the 14 doesn't have great leverage s you can see why they went for a fuller kite to take the depth. I just wonder a what amount of righting moment and hull drag that it starts to become faster in VMG to have flatter or smaller kites. |
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JimC
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Posted: 25 Jan 19 at 1:01pm |
You only have to look at the 12 foot skiffs... There's two sorts of faster, faster through the water and faster round the course. With a smaller kite and hotter angles you are inevitably going to be faster through the water, but the evidence seems to be that geometry wins out and lower and still pretty quick wins races. |
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Posted: 25 Jan 19 at 12:03pm |
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I have in light winds taken the crews wire, with the tiller in front of the helms wires and elastics. Which works, but if there's a gust and the crew needs to move out then it get s bit awkward.
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paolochilds
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Posted: 25 Jan 19 at 10:36am |
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Can you route the helm trapeze elastic forward for the light? Might mean you can stay holding the tiller?
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