ISP of 30 means a Melges 24 kite works better than a Melges 20.
Can’t wait to go fast. Short season up here in VT. You know how the boys are when they get that syrup in them
Looking for an A1, A3, or Code Zero shaped kite for either a J/70 or J/80. I recognize the J/70 class uses an all purpose kite but perhaps there are some unique ones out there.
Used only. Doesn't need to be in *great* condition, needs to be serviceable.
Doing a turbo job on a similarly sized...
With the year that sailing has had in regards to safety, it might be considered to be in poor taste to bemoan raising safety standards and I invite you to tell the widow of John Fisher that the sport is "basically as safe as golf." It's in doubly poor taste when the your inability to race was...
Well, which is it? A sail plan or a line drawing?
You could email someone at Schock, like Sascha, rather than asking for something free here but designers tend to like being compensated for using their IP.
Why? Your premise is flawed because the boats are One Design. Even if you believe Dongfeng has a 1% speed advantage (which, no, they don't, otherwise they'd be 30-40 miles ahead of the fleet right now) you would see no functional difference by modeling at the .05% level which is roughly the...
Purchased mine in the spring of 2010 and have put them through hard hard use since then. It became official this october: I pulled my right foot out and the sock was soaking wet - while the left side foot was bone dry. Guess they're starting to go. I went around with Dubarry this spring trying...
So, if I'm seeing this right, the furler is imparting the furling torsion onto the luff of the sail? Thoughts on how this will affect sail shape with long term usage?