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Old 2010-06-04, 11:00 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Dean View Post
Right. This doesn't really help from a water sailing perspective. In some ways it take s us back the the America's cup where they had the cat or was it trimaran with the wings on it that just dominated.

Sails are so 0th century. If you want to go faster than the wind downwind, you need to use something a bit more modern and/or complicated.
The cats and tris are faster because of the hull speed physics, less beam = higher hull speed. No hydroplaning action needed if you have a cat.

Sails rule.

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