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Dragon
MastCam shot in 12 kn
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This shot obviates the advantage of shooting from the masthead instead of down below: all "speedstripes end up full sized thanks to the perspective. The sails are marked with red dots for automatic computer analysis with ShapePlot. Here we have drawn the red lines on the photo to emphasize the shape.The Dragon, with its full & flat bow and inclination towards lee helm, calls for very full sails. Up to to the "design wind" of 10-12 kn the boom can be sheeted on the boat centerline or even a little over it. See how the main entry is flattened in the genoa overlap area. |