Talador,
Have you thought about joining the Junk
Rig Association? It’s a little bit of a pain because you have to pay in
pounds, but if you have a paypal account you can pay them electronically. I’ve
been in it for three years and they have some great articles. Several of them
are experimenting with various types of soft wing sails. I have a cat rebuild
project sitting in my barn waiting for me. Over time I’ve gone through several
different iterations of how I want it be, but the latest is a biplane soft wing
junk rig with either ALU light poles or unstayed carbon masts. I’ve been
putting it off for about 10 years now because of kids, house building, and job,
but I’m getting closer to actually cutting some wood and laying some glass.
The great thing about the wait has been all the wonderful new ideas that have
happened in the meantime.
Jerry Barth
From:
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015
9:42 AM
To:
Subject: [harryproa] Re:: Re:
Downwind sails
Mike -
"Are you planning to
race, cross oceans, or both?"
Both if the design works^^
One of the main rationales for the wing
though is ease of use. At rest it has less drag than a single wire
shroud, it weighs less and the total cost is less than any comparable sail. No
winches or lines, no raising sails, no trimming, nothing, even my wife can do
it : )
Truth be told I intend to motor sail
mostly. Wings are ideal for this because the apparent wind is forward and they
have low drag. If the motor compensates for all the drag in the system,
it should be possible to get nice speed from the wings in nice conditions. Low
fuel consumption, relatively high speed, that makes me happy.
That is why I am going with a low drag
Biplane design.
Talador
Posted by: "Jerry Barth" <Shredderf16@sbcglobal.net>
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