sir ROWDY said...
Really boats could have a stupidly big kite attached to them as well which would let them ride the same way as us, im pretty sure we ride through the water in exaactly the same way it's just thaat we dont have as much weight to displace as much water so it looks tlike we are "skimming" ontop.
Already been tried, didn't have the desired effect
Kitepower Australia said...
You and I both know the argument is flawed and is really based on feeling threatened by the quickly evolving sport of kitesurfing.
The yachty speed records are set is super flat water, too.
By boats that can only sail one way, they are the joke and everyone can see it except the spoiled old brats who are whining.
We displace water, and are not skimming on top of the water.
We are sailing, with a remotely controlled sail, commonly called a kite.
Cya and
Goodwinds
Steve
haha, yeah but where would the fun in that be! Le Hydropter (spelling) is pretty cool though, it's a 60' tri on hydro foils (and they don't sial it on perfectly flat water) and they can sail on both tacks. They where going pretty well at the speed record till they pitch poled doing 40 knots
. I think the boats that where built for the DoG challenge could have a good go at itas well, apperently the Oracle boat is using it's "small" mast (god know's how big the big one is).
Bigwavedave said...
I reckon the speed sailing records should have divisions to differentiate the different forms of sailing.
There's about 12 or 13 different Classes for the 500m speed record 3 of which being female classes. Though I don't know what the differences between some of them are!
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