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I for one really appreciate the relentless search for the next bit of knowledge to be added to an ever improving comprehension of the complex situation you find yourself in trying to make your boat and sails just a little bit faster. Especially from people with proven records like SHC and JB...

True. But not sure that is important. Jefa makes wheel steering (not exclusively) with linkages and mention the gearing aspect on their website. I guess it’s about getting a relevant variable gearing rather than insisting on constant gearing ? So the geometries and thoughts behind the mechanism...

Thanks for the pictures. I would prefer at setup with drag links for better feel. But this is very neatly done.

Could this be a case for a whipstaff like on the code7 ?

Would love some pictures of that whipstaff mechanism. Or drawings/sketches. Not too difficult to come up with one that would work. Much more difficult to come up with one that would work really well.

Any TP 52 is a death trap by that definition

Following this thread with great interest. It seems that you are not overly concerned with having the hardening process go dormant for a while. I have read several places that if the initial hardening does not happen at a good temperature, the final characteristics of the epoxy  will not reach...

The Elvstrom half-tonner was a big thing in Denmark in the early 70'ies. I remember walking through the cabin between the trenches 13 year old and sitting down at the chart table facing backwards. It was a revelation. The pantry not so much as it was under one of the bathtubs, and the loo was...

Always amazing to see how many people ignore previous posts completely.......

Further to the Windsurfer sail analogy. As a retired windsurfer I can only agree on the comments made on windsurfer sails. By using ridiculous amounts of Cunningham (downhaul) you can actually make a 12 square meter sail manageable in pretty high winds on a Formula board. A properly set sail...

In an muddy environment the forces you can achieve from suction are bigger than what you can get from letting a hook dig in. I believe that some oil rigs standing on the bottom of the sea rely on the same principles. Like trying to walk in quicksand - it sucks.

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Thanks, So - noting that 1., 2. and 3. above should really be (a), (b) and (c), - and noting that RRS 50 may be changed in 2021, it looks to me as if sheeting to something other than the corner of the boat would be OK, if it is placed higher, but not further outboard than the corner of the boat...

Question: Would it be legal to use the pushpit as a "tower of power" (assuming that it is strong enough). Some of you will remember that some of the VO70 boats created a higher sheeting-point for their flying sails, in order to mimic that the sheet was attached to a longer boat. It could...

Yeah - I have one of those too. I used it on my OK dinghy early 80'ies. But take a look at the video where Ken Read gives a tour of Comanche. That is the exact compass they have on that boat. I guess the rules say that they have to have a magnetic compass - this was the lightet they could find...

I hope that "Turning to custard" is stretching it. It is true that we have experienced a rise in the number of infected individuals, which has caused new measures to be introduced. I see that as a good thing. Let's hope we get the number of new infected per day down from the 550 it was...

I was under the impression that the Corby's are very stable boats with a big ballast share, originally made so because IRC doesn't rate stability explicitly. All boats go better upwind with more weight on the rail but I would expect the Corby to be less sensitive to that than most ? Agree that...

A pity that some error has been made.  Video Unavailable This video is not available in your country My country is Denmark..... Anybody else experiencing the same ?

The Sun Odyssey 35 seems to have a deck stepped mast. Maybe you guys could use that info before engaging in an argument about rake, pre bend and other stuff.

If the rudder ventilates it might be an idea to try horizontal fence/s on rudder a third down. That might keep the bottom working and is a fairly cheap and unobtrusive procedure as opposed to lengthening the rudder or changing it.