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7 Responses to “Paul Larsen & Vestas Sail Rocket 2 – Smashing the Sailing World Speed Record – An Inside Look”

1. biocybernaut on August 15th, 2013 at 10:20 pm Said:

   I suggest you get in touch with paul himself, he’ll be able to answer your questions better than myself: paularsen1 is his youtube channel, or contact him on vestassailrocket website all I can say is that the reduction of drag is EVERYTHING on a boat that sails at speeds in excess of 120 Km/h why do you reckon he doesn’t have soft sails? because they would increase the drag coefficient of the rig…even the hull is pointing in the apparent wind direction: to reduce drag

2. emilionl on August 15th, 2013 at 11:00 pm Said:

   I don’t understand that. Isn’t the positive drag making the boat move at first?
   So why is more drag not good for more speed?
   Can’t he create more lift by increasing the surface of the body of the boat itself?

3. biocybernaut on August 15th, 2013 at 11:21 pm Said:

   definitely not, at those speeds it’s all about low drag, not much about a lot of sail area, keep in mind that the whole rig is probably around 300 Kg + the pilot, so you really don’t need that much sail area to have the thing go like stink

4. LapsteelLover on August 15th, 2013 at 11:24 pm Said:

   less talking, more sailing!

5. emilionl on August 15th, 2013 at 11:52 pm Said:

   would adding a few sails make the boat even faster?

6. Juxta Pose on August 15th, 2013 at 11:58 pm Said:

   YEH!!!!!!!!!
   

7. TheSailingChannel on August 16th, 2013 at 12:12 am Said:

   Please post your videos in HD.