Without knowing the ins and outs of the boat I would have thought that the most power you can get from a sail is when there is either no vertical component of...
There's something to be said for the self-regulating aspect of this invention without sacrificing rider comfort. All too often we jump to the conclusion that...
... From: S Fishwick To: ayrs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:11 AM Subject: RE: [ayrs] after april 7 I received no ayrs news Gooday Simon and...
The only way I seem to get people to join in my particular activities is when we have a meeting at which anuone can say his piece. At these meeting there is...
It's interesting, but my experience over the years has been the polar opposite. Since joining the Internet 12 years ago, my circle of friends, specifically...
... PHOTO 2. ... a biplane rig with sails set forward of their masts to enable furling around their fore-stays - waiting to trial it. ... Your photos were...
Reply to David Culp 5 June message - I agree with the your comments - particularly about discussion of the Catalyst publications. We corresponded via...
If we have any other members in Sydney, I would be happy to get together and have a meeting. You name the pub. Dave ________________________________ From:...
Best wishes to AYRS Chairman Michael Ellison and his brother Peter who are entered in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race starting from Plymouth this...
The PDRacer sailboat is a one design boat where the class rules are setup to make the bottom 10" of all the boats the same, but you can use any deck or...
And that goes for me too!! Robert Downhill ... ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband from 14.99 with free setup! ...
There are a few pictures in Files, in my directory, showing another trial of Ashford anchor dogs on a folding canoe. The foils float too high, and get pulled...
Gooday David I live 300kms south of Sydney at Nelligen 9kms inland from Batemans Bay on the South Coast. Rob Denny in Queensland is the only other AYRS member...
... Ian Your project looks interesting, although the pics are not entirely clear to me. Is that a biplane rig with two unstayed masts and pocket luff sails? Is...
"....You talk about furling pocket luff sails and one method to do this is to have a long zip fastener in the luff pocket. I heard from someone who had used...
The maon problem I think affecting the production of the way out vessels which will do startling things is the scepticism of ones peers. You have met the types...
G'day, Ian, I am now in Perth. Happy to chat any time. Also getting some reasonable deals on materials at the moment. Best by email, but can also phone on 08...
Here is my boat - it really shifted! Robert Downhill ... ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband from 14.99 with free...
... From: john37363 To: ayrs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 8:26 AM Subject: [ayrs] Re: Folding catamaran project Gooday John Thanks for the info...
I was watching a light plane playing today and thought how it corresponded to a bird. And there are many vehicles that correspond to land-based animals. But I...
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... I'm not sure if a Portugese man of war or Velella pass as an animal, but they do utilize the wind, or rather benefit of it without really knowing....
Portuguese Man-O-War ... From: Dave Howorth Are there any creatures that correspond to a sailboat, that get their power from the interplay of two media? Or is...
A species of Jellyfish (Vellela Vellala) uses a sail like spine and it sails, (or is blown) across oceans - sometimes apparently in great numbers - these...
... From: Dave Howorth Are there any creatures that correspond to a sailboat, that get their power from the interplay of two media? Or is sailing a uniquely...
I have always thought that aeroplane designers spend too much time worrying about staying up and not enough about extracting getting thrust from the air. It...
This is a really interesting question and is one of my favorites. I think the answer really depends on your definition of "sailing." If floating on the surface...
Hi Dave, Thanks to you and to everybody else who answered. ... My googling skills are not with me this morning. I can't find anything terribly useful about...
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... From: Dave Culp To: ayrs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [ayrs] is sailing natural? ... apparently ... The albatross...
He *is* using differential fluid flows at varying altitude (so, Dave, he is not just gliding--and doesn't rely on vertical movement of air), but he *does* use...
