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I think so. But Mozzy was also making the point that dropping the bow in is often accompanied by a loss of rudder grip, and that the...

I think imersion is literally how far down in the water it is. Trade off is if it's deep there is extra drag, but if it's shallow...

Yes, they did say that. For which audience did they say that I wonder..... The details of what they do to mode the boats for wind and...

I think with the gates you already give the following boat the option to split at both ends of the course. When the breeze is up like...

Disagree there. Give a wider course and you'll just get 1 tack beats.

In many ways it's incredible that 2 teams working completely independently have produced two such incredibly evenly match boats. The...

I had a look at the RM at SIBS, and was hugely relieved. A year - 18months ago I tried to talk to RM about their 11.80, which looked...

This one I disagree with. Sitting is by far and away my preferred option. When seated I can reach the throttle without taking my eyes...

I have the demountable one. I never demount it. Scared of losing it!

Upwind or downwind? Upwind they looked super flat, downwind pretty powerful. Mind you, I think translating what we do with main trim...

I've sailed, and parked, boats with throttles in just about every conceivable position. I much prefer the ones mounted low down to...