New Keel Designs Based Whale Fins?

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Was thinking of new design for a keel ?

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/07/vals-for-today.html

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This sounds alot like the “turbulators” used on sailplanes, etc, intended to trip the boundary layer & delay separation, thereby reducing drag & stall:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbulator. Another example of “design with nature”?

See also: golf ball dimples

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Extensive discussion on the Boat Design site:

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21783

Cheers,

Earl