It is amazing the things Velcro can do! Might be a nice idea for a new deck shoe? Thank you for your
kind remarks.
Since completing the Yamaha, I started a new project, a Carbon Fiber Edition 1M Seawind.
I may post a few pictures on a new thread to get some input from others regarding the things they
have done to improve their boats performance.
It is interesting to compare the differences in design of the two boat and how that translated to their performance
in different conditions.
I was told the Seawinds are modeled after America's Cup boats, not after one particular Yacht, whereas
the Yamaha is a scale model of a real boat designed by Farr Yacht designs, that actually participated and won the 1993-94 Whitbread RTW race.
Might explain why the Yamaha handles heavy winds better than the Seawind. That is not to say the Seawind is not a good sailing boat, it is, but perfers
the lighter winds to the heavy stuff. (Think the rudder is undersized a bit for the amount of sail area)
Since first seeing a friend's Yamaha, I became interested in learning what I could about the real racing Yacht. I have developed some
good data but am still searching. I have learned their were actually two boats made, one for practice and the other for the actual
race. Interestingly, they both raced in the same race. The winning boat was Shippered by a well known champion Ross Field, the other
boat was teamed by an all female crew. The rest is history. If I tell you how the female team did, it might seem I was a bit of a male chauvinist.
I will say that the guys won, and the girls didn't.
I 've included a couple of photos of the two boats together which illustrate some of the differences in design.
Be well "mates"
Windchaser