Posted by Michel Capel (mike_c_f35ck@…>)
You can get a copy second hand via amazon.com for already $3. It’s
nice to see Hoyt kicking the shins of all conventional thinkers in
sailboat design. For the rest i’t’s a bit of a showcase of Hoyts own
designs. For 3 bucks plus shipping it’s certainly worth it. It
belongs in the library of every Freedom adept, I would say.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, George Fisher
<wildenergyfreedom2007@y…> wrote:
What do you think about Gary Hoyt’s book? If it is worth while,
where can I get a copy?Michel Capel <mike_c_f35ck@y…> wrote:
Lance,Interesting that you mention the laminar flow. I’m reading Garry
Hoyt’s booklet Ready About at this time and he eventually conceded
that full battens and an ordinairy boom is probably more effective -
because you can have moor sail aloft. To make sure that the
laminar
flow gets back to the surface of the sail, you indeed probably need
sleeves up to halfway to the leech. I can see that easily on my
two
ply sails; they flapper up to halfway to the leech.But Lance, imagine that you could swing out your booms to 60
degrees
forward…Cheerio
Mike— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “lance_ryley”
<lance_ryley@y…> wrote:I think the main reason that Bright Star was originally converted
was
to get a little more sail area aloft than a wishbone rig could
provide. She was originally in Jacksonville Florida, then on the
Chesapeake… My guess is that they were trying to maximize
light/fluky wind performance.As for the comment about flimsy goosenecks, the ss collars that
make
up my goosenecks dont’ seem the least bit flimsy to me, and I can
run
dead down wind with the masts at 90 deg.I don’t have a degree in fluid dynamics or anything, but I’m not
sure
I’m buying into a sleeved sail having a better edge into the
wind.
I
haven’t actually seen a sleeved sail on a Freedom, but one would
surmise that the sleeve further increases the effective diameter
of
the masts. Wind of any velocity blasting into those stumps would
probably not get laminar to the sail until well into the belly of
the
luff, regardless of rig. But like I said, I’m only guessing here.Lance
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “Michel Capel”
<mike_c_f35ck@y…> wrote:Guys,
Why is everybody removing their wishbones and buying a
conventional
rig as soon as they purchased a Freedom catketch?Is it just plain (American?) conservatism, lack of confidence
in
Garry Hoyt’s design capabilities or fear to be laughed at on
the
dock?See if we can have a heated discussion about the pro’s and cons
of
wishbones and ordinary booms. ;^Pmike
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