Re: Fiddling while Athens blows (was Athens wind tunnel doubling as a course)

"Carl Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Readers might care to ponder the news that, disregarding the essential
> mechanics of the swamping they hope to prevent or reduce, coaches are
> already demanding redesigns & defining equipment for Schinias 2004.
>
> In 2 national teams coaches apparently believe that shells sink because
> riggers create spray.  So they are demanding wing riggers & significant
> structural changes but not, in one such case, any buoyancy measures.
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I would suspect the aim of the 2 national team coaches is not to prevent a
swamping, as you assert.
Surely they are hoping that in less than ideal conditions they have minimal
interference with the wave tips on the basis of speed alone.