When we go sailing, the boat may just push water out of the way (usually called displacement mode), ride on top of its own bow wave (planing) or foil. This week we look at how water resistance effects boatspeed, and what we can do to minimise this resistance.
Advancing in speed sailing We were talking about getting the very best from sailing equipment, and how often the best is not the obvious. There is a famous photo from 20 years plus ago of Fred Hayward breaking the world speed record (then around 35 knots) on a windsurfer with his battens forming an S... Continue Reading →
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