Question re: Hove to
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368 miles a day
That's slow for these big catamarans..Orange II holds the record at over 750 -Another thought: maybe they use the rotating mast as a small sail?
That's slow for these big catamarans..Orange II holds the record at over 750 -Another thought: maybe they use the rotating mast as a small sail?
Ross at an average speed of 15 knot s which
a 110 ft Maxi is capable of sustaining, specially on a quest for a record. Lets also give the writer a little bit of poetic license to round mileage to the nearest thousand.
a 110 ft Maxi is capable of sustaining, specially on a quest for a record. Lets also give the writer a little bit of poetic license to round mileage to the nearest thousand.
It is the wind force against the poles and the overall
windage of the boat that provide the driving force. The necessary directional control is provided by the rudder.
windage of the boat that provide the driving force. The necessary directional control is provided by the rudder.
I think....
That the wind will try to turn the boat broad side to the sea and you turn the rudder till the boat stays put at the angle to the sea you desire.
That the wind will try to turn the boat broad side to the sea and you turn the rudder till the boat stays put at the angle to the sea you desire.
sea anchor?
Perhaps they "heave to" using a sea anchor held at an angle with a pennant line (about 50 degrees I think)?
Perhaps they "heave to" using a sea anchor held at an angle with a pennant line (about 50 degrees I think)?
While considering all of this remember that the rudder
doesn't work if there is no relative motion between the rudder and the water. When you heave-to under reduced sail with the jib backed you have some forward motion. As the boat gains speed the rudder turns the boat into "irons" and it stops. The backed jib causes the bow to fall off the wind and the boat starts to sail again. The sequence just keeps repeating as you make some forward progress and some leeway.
doesn't work if there is no relative motion between the rudder and the water. When you heave-to under reduced sail with the jib backed you have some forward motion. As the boat gains speed the rudder turns the boat into "irons" and it stops. The backed jib causes the bow to fall off the wind and the boat starts to sail again. The sequence just keeps repeating as you make some forward progress and some leeway.
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