Awesome, Bob. I added the 'c' you left out of Comcast as a test of our perseverance (oh--I shouldn't have given away that big a clue!) and have downloaded the program; I'm reading the documentation right now. Nice. I like this one because it handles two-masted rigs well. And since it's an Excel spreadsheet with all the calculations exposed, I can alter it to accommodate gaff rigs (it's only set up for Marconi rigs).
Thanks again, Dave S -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Mann Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: sailfast info This is an updated version from the original. While I have never met the man, I did exchange several emails with him two years ago, prior to my daughter attending the school for regular architecture. She's now half-way home. Bob Mann ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Shaddock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:53 PM Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: sailfast info > Bless you, Bob... I've been looking for U of M's program for months now, > since it was mentioned on the Boat Design forum, but while it was > published > in the past and given away at some tech seminars for naval architects, it > seems to have disappeared from the web. > > Gratefully, > Dave Shaddock (I mean, Demetri) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Mann > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: catalina27-talk: sailfast info > > while we're talking about keel design and such... > > I have a free Velocity Prediction Program available on my website > (http://home.comast.net/~sailrmann/PCsail_VPP.zip). I didn't create it; > I've never had time to try it. It was created by one of the Professors at > University of Michigan's naval architecture program. I can say that it is > not trivial to complete. > > Bob Mann > http://home.comcast.net/~sailrmann
