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Jan 16, 2010, 3:38 PM
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Quote from Gino Morelli in this months Sail Magazine…article at http://www.sailmagazine.com/racing/ruling_the_rules_of_physics
Pulling Out all the Stops
Tell me, Gino. I’m your ultimate, deep-pockets client. Experienced, rich (I wish) and hungry to fund an adventure in multihull design. I want to make a difference. The sky’s the limit. Watcha got?
He wishes too but, okay, here we go.
"If you’re keen you could go for one of the hard wings we’re developing for the Harbor Wing project. Their first goal is an autonomous-sailing research/surveillance vessel, but the technology is pretty do-able as a means to produce a neat boat with shorthanded sailing capability, a lot of rig and the ability to depower instantly. That gets you past the limiting factor for big multihulls, that we can power them up for performance, but we can’t depower fast enough when there’s trouble. The Harbor Wing approach uses a computer-monitored rig that spins, so it can depower in an instant. That technology is a game changer, wide open right now to how far you want to automate, and it’s in need of a special client who’s willing to jump the curve.
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