these sails are for…pleasure …not racing
Wis
_/ if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it! _
HEY GREG V !!!
Welcome back, you input on sailing matters was greatly missed. Hope you can hang with us again. You always manage to bring some new info to the topics and I missed it during your “time away”.
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… thanks Dick. It’s good to be able to be hear again. I must say that the climate here is great these past few days. I look forward to this forum getting back on track and once again become a positive influence on rc sailing. I hope to be able to contribute in the days to come.
Just a quick thank to the mods for cleaning house. Thanks guys!
tom
shut me up? huh and i thought we was friends. hmmmmmmmmhf
the sails i get are for pleasure alone. for those who are anal rentative. if i race my seawind. i will go back to stock sails. but the stock sails are not close to being good. i would rate them 3 out of 10
the victor sails are a better sail . altought heavier much heavier
see you in the funny papers
and greg welcome back. does this meen i have to be friendly to you AGAIN?
you r friend cougar
long live the cup and cris dickson
Does the weight of a rig really matters even if it greatly improves sailing?
When sailing for pleasure speed’s always important [:-bouncy]
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Does the weight of a rig really matters even if it greatly improves sailing?
When sailing for pleasure speed’s always important [:-bouncy]
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I think it matters most, when you’re sailing (extreme) lightwinds. But in light wind the weight of your boat is also more important than in heavy weather.[:-graduate]
And although it is for pleasure, I still want to defeat everyone on the water by sailing the fastest [;)]
Folkert
Well, what do you mean by improoving sailing? If it’s faster to the mark with a heavier rig then go with it![:D], otherwise it matters quite a bit. I might disagree that it’s most important in extremely light air. I think that a heavier mast might even benefit the sail shape being that it might help the boat heal.
But, no matter what, strive for the lightest rig possible, yet keeping in mind that it needs a relative amount of stiffness. There is a formula that some here know, I don’t, but it has something to do with every ounce lost at the top is several gained at the bottom (keel ballast area).
Precisly, improved sailing by means of speed and reaching.
Interesting thing however that boat healing over improves sail shape…and performance.
Losing weight in the top to gain extra stability is something I’d rather leave to the high-tech racing yachts (< 60 ft.) with their P.B.O. rigging
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Interesting thing however that boat healing over improves sail shape…and performance
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…only when the wind is very light and is not filling the sails. Healing the boat to leeward sags the sails into their shape so to get the best out of every little puff. A common practice in big boat sailing.
Wondering just what you have for a rig and why you think it is making the boat faster. Can you explain?
I’m still new to the sailmaking but,
I use a home-made [:-chef] 50 micron mylar rig.
I’m still experimenting with sailshape and sailcamber to get the best speed.
My current rig has not got a big leech roach and the sailcamber isn’t optimal yet [:-cry].
The picture shows one of my previous nr.1 rigs.
It is made of the mylar mentioned above.
The sail is made with the use of a camberboard as described by the amya