[MHml] flying helm (was winch vs tackle)

Dave Howorth dave at howorth.org.uk
Mon Dec 10 10:25:35 EST 2007


On Sun, 2007-12-09 at 10:41 +0000, S Fishwick wrote:
>  -----Original Message-----
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:05:44 -0800
> Wrote: "Bill Gibbs" <billg at gibbsCAM.com>
> <cut>
> >  Our daggerboards produce a lee helm component, the
> > main sail
> > produces the weather helm component.  As the weather hull
> > comes up, we are
> > reducing the weather daggerboard's depth of immersion and
> > reducing it's
> > contribution of lee force.
> 
> 
> Excuse me ?????
> 
> Everybody else's daggerboards produce a WINDWARD force!

I believe Bill is talking about a couple, not a force.

Cheers, Dave


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