[TML] A Bit of Fluff

Greg Aldridge Greg.Aldridge at domino-uk.com
Wed Apr 2 08:26:50 MDT 2008


> All this talk of keels and such is just fine, but...
> 
> Lacking the resistance water provides to moving the hull 
> sideways, wouldn't this thing basically just get blown downwind?

Ah, you've obviously never studied how the complex aerofoil
shapes of the sails common on 57th century land racing yachts
cleverly avoid that problem.  :)


Greg.

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"Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature
does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment."
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