tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1751811999173564392..comments2024-03-28T09:43:20.058-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: That's not sailing, that's flying in water!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51110298216150201832013-04-09T10:16:58.230-05:002013-04-09T10:16:58.230-05:00My dad (a naval architect for the US Navy at the t...My dad (a naval architect for the US Navy at the time) designed a boat similar to this when I was a little kid. Not so big, it was more of a two seater affair. But we didn't have anything like the money we'd have needed to build it. Ah well. Cool to see that the basic idea works, though. :)perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31116616014904508532013-04-08T19:43:04.221-05:002013-04-08T19:43:04.221-05:00wow, no idea. in the coming years a better design ...wow, no idea. in the coming years a better design might mitigate the pitch pole problem. As it is, enough wind to get you above hull speed sort of indicates bigger waves. Certainly out in the ocean. I suspect (probably wrong) that the boat is in its element in the bay.<br /> a smaller recreational one would make a killer lake boat, nearly keeping up with the power guys. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37694211409357390712013-04-08T12:02:06.228-05:002013-04-08T12:02:06.228-05:00Been watching Americas Cup sailing for years...
N...Been watching Americas Cup sailing for years...<br /><br />Not a fan...Kirksterhttp://www.limpidity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65169127828355789802013-04-08T11:04:20.680-05:002013-04-08T11:04:20.680-05:00And it makes it easier to pitch pole, as happened ...And it makes it easier to pitch pole, as happened last year in testing... And the boat was destroyed!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24207808170576702952013-04-08T06:16:52.347-05:002013-04-08T06:16:52.347-05:00Wouldn't want to pitch-pole that thing.Wouldn't want to pitch-pole that thing.JD(not the one with the picture)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404477489642340522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3075791627038433232013-04-08T05:49:36.290-05:002013-04-08T05:49:36.290-05:00Ah, I hadn't heard that they finally moved up ...Ah, I hadn't heard that they finally moved up to the full size cats. Its not just the water foils that make a difference; the new wing sail provides quite a bit of speed.Tim Dnoreply@blogger.com