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Topic: Dinghies in 2020 Posted: 27 Apr 09 at 8:48am |
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Are they still going? How many dinghy clubs can you think of? |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 May 09 at 4:12pm | |
Probably more won't quite make it by 2020, but a few ideas for a next generation design: - Greater use of materials for aesthetic reasons (translucent plastics in decks, vinyl wraps for snazzy hull graphics etc) - Carbon masts with nano tubes in the resin. - Foils covered in polyurethane film to provide better scratch protection - Ergonomically designed 'dashboard' for instrumentation such as speed, VMG, depth, true and apparent wind speed, heel angle etc - Wii style controller for remote rudder operation (i.e. no tiller) and possibly boom control (i.e. no mainsheet) Edited by Peaky |
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Lukepiewalker
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 May 09 at 10:44am | |
-I direct you to the see through gelcoat options offered on Finn decks, doesn't require any serious modification of build processes.
-Not convinced on the nanotubes front -Foil coatings sounds like a potential area of development, potentially save lots of sanding. Robustness possibly an issue, if it needed reapplied you might fall foul of the 'ejecting substances' thing -The dashboard thing definitely a goer, essentially virtually there already with the GPS systems, mostly just the rules getting in the way. Most of the data could come from GPS, some would require sensors. I suppose the main point is the ergonomics with different boats having different mounting opporchancities. Not an issue if you are designing the boat and dashboard together, but for retrofitting more of an issue. Maybe you could even have a HUD projecting onto the sail. -Power always going to be the issue for remote operation of things, or more to the point, the weight of batteries etc. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 May 09 at 1:14pm | |
Let them have the gadgets, so long as they are powered by the wind. What is gained by the information is lost by the added drag........
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