Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Where's Waldo?

At the Lae Yacht Club, PNG.
Sorry, no burgees...
Paul Willing

Saturday, August 27, 2011

How and Why America's Cup Cats Fly



My Hobie may not fly for the Gov Cup (still stuck in PNG), but you mechanically minded and engineering types will find this article interesting.  It describes the hows and whys of the boat design and the winged sails used.

Fun Factoid - a winged sail puts less stress on the boat than a soft sail, while generating more power.  Thus you can make the boat lighter - hence FASTER!


Monday, August 15, 2011

Burgee Exchange with Royal Papua Yacht Club

Met the Commodore (check out his outfit!) and exchanged burgees.


Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Frontiersman

See the article at http://www.frontiersman.com