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Daniel Holman
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Topic: rocker Posted: 16 Mar 18 at 6:46pm |
Older, generally heavier and slower boats usually have the ends just kissing the water at full load. Hence not much forward trim needed in the light. Also, older boats squat and trim by the stern at speed so less need to get weight back.
Hullforms optimised more for semi displacement (5-12kts) will have their ends immersed at rest at full load as significant amounts of transom immersion is optimal from a resistance perspective, whilst maintaining waterline length. What this means is that, along with lighter weight some Modern hp boats have a lot less “rocker” which by proxy means higher cp, and manifests itself in less squat / more dynamic lift, thus less drag in semi displacement p. In practice this was also enabled by the designers subsequent to ok etc understanding that sailors would be happy to move fwd and aft to optimise the boats trim to boatspeed. Modern straight low rocker hp boats actually require a higher moment to change trim (mct) ie are less sensitive in absolutes trim terms to weight placement, but the hydrostatics / transom and chine immersion changes a lot more per degree of trim than say, a firefly. |
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NickA
Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 783 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Apr 18 at 9:32pm |
I was looking at an RS Aero the other day and realised that it has no-where to sit "up front". It has a long nose and a mast that is well forward, but the crew is forced to sit quite a way back, behind the centre-board. I guess it's designed to work well when planing at the expense of being able to hold the nose down.
The D-zero, on the other hand seems to have a better range of seating positions allowing you to get well forward of the centre board ... and also seems to go better up wind. I wonder if these things are perchance related! |
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jeffers
Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 May 18 at 6:15am |
In the D-Zero I am rarely too far forward unless it is very light (drifting conditions). There are a set of cleats on the deck that are roughly in line with the back of the daggerboard case. I find my front leg just resting against one is about as far forward as you want to go.
The front bit is used by my kids though when I take them out for a ride. |
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