It’s only effective if it’s touching and it’s worth +2% drive force and-7% drag on an Imoca 60 j2. IF ITS TOUCHING. In the main north said that if you could get the first third of the foot done that would help “obviously” but would not give any numbers and said that it would be less than the...
Regardless of your halfassed backpedaling à bit further down, there is always the choice to sell your point by focusing on its positives, rather than being negative about something you are against. As far as I know, you have never even seen Tritium up close, have no idea of its performance...
When they were both in the southern ocean at the same time (when neither got the record) IDEC came from behind spindrift, passed within 2 miles of them and sailed away over the horizon. you can find a video of this from IDEC.
This thread gets started every year or so. The answer is a resounding absolutely not. The crashes after the drugs would lead to big periods of going slow, which would most likely occur at the most inopportune time.
Most of these guys even go as far as not drinking coffee nearly as much while...
No, The volvo 70 rule did not allow inclined pins. This is not true. Perhaps with tons of heel the fin would become a planing surface with a ton of gear piled at the back, but certainly no incline.
As usual, over complicating..... if they have a disk backing (glass or carbon) just put them thru the drilled hole (assuming monolithic, not cored) and use a wedge of wood to load them as your sealant of choice dries. You are done.