Hear, Hear Mark, Cat 27 "Gratis" Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:18 PM Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Hull Speed
> i think the whole idea of theoretical hull speeds has sorta > gone the way of the...uh...square rigged top'sl. > > i mean, what difference does it make? Velocity Prediction > Programs (VPP)s have made an attempt at rating boats for handicap racing > and work reasonably well, but as far as I know the newest rating > system that is trying to gain international acceptance, e.g., IRC, is > based on a series of VPPs, averaged over a range of conditions and > sea state probabilites (the IRC algorithims are a VERY closely > guarded secret) [sorry about the spelling of "algorithims"]. > > People, on this list, can attest to the fact that a C27 will do > 9-something knots off a wave front with a chute > up in 25-30 knots of breeze. > > But a better representation of normal speeds assuming a clean, fair > bottom and decent sails would be the polars for the boat. (I had > them once and then they disappeared into the polarsphere) > > The bottom line is if you're racing One Design and the guy who > started next to you is higher and faster, you're screwed. > > tf > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 > >
