This may be a dumb question Is it possible to leverage the wind to attain a hullspeed(over water) greater than the windspeed?(within the the vessels hullspeed limit)
windspeed vs hullspeed?
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hydrofoils , planing boats (Melges 24, Ultimate 20, etc.etc), ice boats.........quite often, when the conditions are right these boats can surpass the true wind speed. Ice boats regularly go faster than the wind. the apparant wind angle moves foward (almost to close hauled). I don't think it's possible for a displacement vessle (most keeled sailboats) to attain speeds faster than the wind unless you are using the iron genny (and that's only in light air)
hydrofoils , planing boats (Melges 24, Ultimate 20, etc.etc), ice boats.........quite often, when the conditions are right these boats can surpass the true wind speed. Ice boats regularly go faster than the wind. the apparant wind angle moves foward (almost to close hauled). I don't think it's possible for a displacement vessle (most keeled sailboats) to attain speeds faster than the wind unless you are using the iron genny (and that's only in light air)
Theoretical Hull Speed
Hull speed is just a theoretical value any way. Check you speed with a GPS and find you how you are doing. With the correct conditions on most boats you can/will exceed this value. Like Mike says, on some of these boats they plane and can/will do much faster than their theoritical value.
Hull speed is just a theoretical value any way. Check you speed with a GPS and find you how you are doing. With the correct conditions on most boats you can/will exceed this value. Like Mike says, on some of these boats they plane and can/will do much faster than their theoritical value.
hull speed vs. wind speed
Even on my 22' Venture, under the right conditions (swells, beam reach.) I have been able to reach speeds greater than wind speed, but only for short periods of time and usually greater than hull speeds. Novelman
Even on my 22' Venture, under the right conditions (swells, beam reach.) I have been able to reach speeds greater than wind speed, but only for short periods of time and usually greater than hull speeds. Novelman
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