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Sail Design: From Scratch to Shape - Sailing World

Sail Design: From Scratch to Shape By Mike Marshall January 19, 2018 North Sails’ Flow software introduces wind pressure over each sail’s three-dimensional mold and produces a …

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Sailing Guides - Improve Sailing

Sailboat Parts Explained: Illustrated Guide (with Diagrams) When you first get into sailing, there are a lot of sailboat parts to learn. Scouting for a good guide to all the parts, I couldn't find …

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Sailing Basics: What every beginner needs to know

Mar 13, 2018 . Being able to picture the physics of the wind on the boat can play a powerful role in sailing. One of the fundamentals of sailing is positioning the sale in the right direction as …

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Sailboats. Sailboats embody the mystery of the sea, of going only where the wind is willing to take you. We offer a variety of sailboat sizes, using several construction techniques. We offer sails, …

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Sailboat Guide — Discover your dream boat

Sailboat Guide — Discover your dream boat Calculations Sail Area / Displacement Ratio A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, …

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Sailboat Guide — Discover your dream boat

YouTube sailing channels allow millions of us to experience the adventures of the high seas without casting off our own lines. We get an ... Collection Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You …

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250 Cruising Guides for All Sailing Destinations - Cornell

250 Cruising Guides for All Sailing Destinations. From World Cruising Destinations, by Jimmy and Doina Cornell. Updated 2017. 1. Mediterranean & Black Sea. 2. Northern Europe. 3. W.

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Coastal Cruising Guides - Practical Sailor

Aug 04, 2003 . Coastal Cruising Guides. A capable cruising guide can make the difference between anxiety and confidence while sailing. It can make shoreside chores efficient, and …

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Foiling and Foil Shapes, a Beginner’s Guide >> Scuttlebutt

Jun 02, 2017 . The resisting force is called the righting moment and creating as much righting moment as possible is a fundamental principle of designing fast sailboats. It’s the reason that …

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Sailing Catamarans: A Comprehensive Guide - Boat Trader Blog

Apr 14, 2022 . Beach catamarans are also commonly referred to as ‘beachcats.’. Getting wet is part of the fun when sailing on a beachcat, and these boats are known for their fast speeds …

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Catamaran Design Guide - Catamarans Guide - SchoonerMan

Apr 03, 2022 . W = Wind speed, apparent, in mph CW = Critical Wind Speed to capsize in mph SA = upwind sail area in sq ft. h = height of Center of Effort (CE) of total sail area Boa = …

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Sailing Yacht Design: a Guide for Boat Owners, Crew and

The author is a naval architect with more than 40 years' experience in yacht design. He holds a Masters degree and a PhD in sailing yacht performance, and was the …

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • How did we get to work perfecting sail shape?

    We got to work perfecting sail shape through aero-elastic modeling. In a seven-step process passed down from years of America’s Cup development, the Melges IC37 sails were modeled in a variety of wind conditions.

  • What is a 3D sail?

    This software defines a sail’s three-dimensional shape as a “molded” surface without any wind pressure or load applied. Step 4: Define the structure of the sails. Using the software module Warps, we selected 3Di construction and created the taping layout of the sails.

  • How is a sail deformed in flow?

    Once a sail’s flying shape is tuned and trimmed in Membrain, the deformed (pressurized) shape is sent back to Flow. This shape is different than the molded shape created in Spiral (without any wind pressure), so Flow recalculates a pressure map, which is then sent back to Membrain and applied to the sail to get a new deformed shape.

  • What do sailboat builders do?

    They spitball ideas back and forth, from sail design to hull form to foil details. They pick up parts in the shop, use the sailor’s universal hand language to describe a boat’s performance, and complete each other’s sentences.

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