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

Carl Douglas wrote:

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> My information is that their concern is 2-fold: that water in the
> boat & water impacts with riggers will both affect performance.
>
> Thus one team wants higher saxboards (to keep water out) while also
> demanding wing riggers, apparently unaware that the one precludes the
> other.  They want speakers elevated to prevent short circuits.  And,
> as I said, they want the boats designed to allow water to flow along
> the length of the boat (apparently to allow bailing, yet unaware that
> it will accelerate swamping).
>
> They are also concerned about stability & thus proposing deeper fins,
> etc. The adverse consequences for stability & speed of wind
> buffetting & water slap on wing rigger plan-forms seem not to have
> been perceived.
>
> Cheers -
> Carl

interesting stuff.

4 years ago a certain GB 8+ made some wise decisions on rigging and fin
design, did they not? Is that the team which is taking such a different
route now? Perhaps you can't or won't say?

Higher Saxboards with wing riggers CAN be acheived if you accept a very high
rig. Perhaps that's the plan?? Might not be so daft imho.

Neil.