Steps towards an optimal yacht sailplan
Day, Alexander (1994) Steps towards an optimal yacht sailplan. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 136. pp. 155-174. ISSN 0035-8967
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Much of the existing work carried out in the area of sail optimisation has concentrated on optimising the distribution of aerodynamic lift over the sailplan without specifying how the lift distribution may be achieved in practice. A method is presented here by which the principal dimensions of the rig - luff length, foot length etc. - may be chosen so as to maximise upwind speed for a particular yacht in a given wind strength, within the practical constraints of rig technology.
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Item type: Article ID code: 43572 Dates: DateEvent1994PublishedKeywords: yacht rig, yacht sailplan, aerodynamic lift, lift distribution, Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering Subjects: Naval Science > Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering Department: Faculty of Engineering > Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 24 Apr 2013 10:31 Last modified: 18 Jan 2023 09:32 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43572
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