Csail
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There must be a perfect length boat for certain areas typical wave lenght? What is best for the Bristol channel?
Boat length/wave length
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Vara
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113.568 ft at 20°C, which is quite interesting as the same calculation gives a figure of 87.326 ft for the Solent which is counterintuitive!
boatmike
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Interesting result, I would be interested to know what formula you used to arrive at this conclusion.
Csail
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So due to wave lengths there must be a figure to divide that by to give the ultimate yacht in the range 20-50' A friends boat is 24' and gets a pounding, ours is 32 but tends to slam off the waves and a 50' was similar so maybe 40ish?
Csail
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PS i am basing this on the days when it is F6+ ie. short sharp choppy sea (in Bristol channel)
Twister_Ken
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1548 khz medium wave
kds
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I don't find it is the waves that are the problem in the Bristol channel - it is that unpredictable chop. Much worse than the Solent chop.
Ken
Ken
Vara
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I used the Holger Neilson formula,but now that C sail is introducing more variables I'm going to apply the Goldberg variation to refine the answer.
Would be interested to know what he's going to do with the result,perhaps a selection of boats to suit each wind strength,or perhaps Bow extensions to tune one boat.
Would be interested to know what he's going to do with the result,perhaps a selection of boats to suit each wind strength,or perhaps Bow extensions to tune one boat.
capt_courageous
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Holger Neilson? Don't hold your breath.
sarabande
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There's no European standard (yet) for wavelength and period, but Brussels is working on it.
With typical British ingenuity, I suggest that until a binding standard is promulgated, we insert telescopic sections into our boats, so that we can extend the overall length (and the apron length, too) so that the boat and waves are always a harmonious, symbiotic partnership.
For the cat sailers, there will have to be lateral extendability as well.
As a side benefit, you will be able to reduce the length of th evessel so that you can afford marina charges anywhere.
With typical British ingenuity, I suggest that until a binding standard is promulgated, we insert telescopic sections into our boats, so that we can extend the overall length (and the apron length, too) so that the boat and waves are always a harmonious, symbiotic partnership.
For the cat sailers, there will have to be lateral extendability as well.
As a side benefit, you will be able to reduce the length of th evessel so that you can afford marina charges anywhere.
Lakesailor
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Holger Neilson, that jerk!
Vara
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No, you're confused "Heimlich" is the jerk.
Lakesailor
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You're so right. Back to school.
boatmike
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Is that Rabbi Hymie Goldberg? His refinements were normally to reduce overhang were they not?
peterb
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As a side benefit, you will be able to reduce the length of the vessel so that you can afford marina charges anywhere.
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Optimist! Any normal marina will charge on the maximum measurable length, not the minimum.
As a side benefit, you will be able to reduce the length of the vessel so that you can afford marina charges anywhere.
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Optimist! Any normal marina will charge on the maximum measurable length, not the minimum.
moondancer
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Depends on what we have in stock
