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Its a bicycle frame from Scott.

Cam rotation?

NotWal said...



Its a bicycle frame from Scott.

i bet it whistles when you get over 40kmh

Would a mast made in a similar way bend or kink?

Wet Willy-I suspect it won't last 20 years. (Unlike my classic Reynolds 531 steel tubing!)

Yes, thinking the mast sleeve might tend to fill up a bit, making water starts a little tougher.

The trouble with putting shims on the mast for the cam is that the cams are in different positions for each sail. By the time you've reinforced the mast clamp area, you'd have half the mast covered with an extra layer.

Also, it's gonna have no impact resistance.
Each one of those little fibres will break or crumple on impact, and then the whole shebang will collapse.
We are the impact kings !!

Honeycombed interiors for racing boards (resined paper some said) was supposed to be lighter and stronger than the older denser foams, until the board started taking on water.

Is it still used nowadays, or was it another bright idea that just didn't work?

Unintentionally morbid but interesting nontheless, check out the strength of trusses/lattices once they fail...



Interesting concept but I think the design criteria doesn't work for windsurfing, would work pretty good for bikes. Not sure about the aero though...

theres an interesting story behind that crane collapse if you look it up.
the 1st crane crew said it was too windy, so the builder got another crew to do it. you can see the flag in the top right corner.

i think the top end slalom crew might get a kick outa that potential mast, but as for me i think i might stick to something that takes a bit of a beating. potential future influence i think.