Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site aoa.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!mhuxt!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!bbnccv!bbncca!aoa!carl From: carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft) Newsgroups: net.general Subject: Info Requested on Sailboards Message-ID: <223@aoa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 07:52:41 EDT Article-I.D.: aoa.223 Posted: Thu Aug 15 07:52:41 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 05:36:09 EDT Reply-To: carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft) Followup-To: net.general Distribution: na Organization: Adaptive Optics Assoc., Cambridge, Mass. USA Lines: 25 Keywords:sailboard,windsurfer,sailing x x x I'm a relative beginner windsurfer, and have recently noticed that some boards are much quicker to tack than others. Can anyone explain the mechanics of the board that affects this? (Assume similar sail, overall board length&buoyancy same). My only guess so far is that the size of the skeg and its spacing from the daggerboard control the turn rate. Thanks for any help. Also, any decent ref's to read( I'm not a rookie sailor, just rookie windsurfer). Darwin's Dad (Carl Witthoft) ...!{decvax,linus,ima,ihnp4}!bbncca!aoa!carl @ Adaptive Optics Assoc., 54 Cambridgepark Dr. Cambridge, MA 02140 617-864-0201 "Put me in, Coach. I'm ready to play today. Look at me! I can be centerfield."