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| Originally Posted by brian eiland ....(from my posting back at #108)...Note the sheeting angles for the sails on the three different mast are also different....a result of the 'slot effect' between the sails. There is a number of discussions of these effects at "Sail Aerodynamics" http://boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=457
....the most forward sails are the most productive at providing forward drive, and aft sails assist the forward sails to point higher |
In the photo above at posting #117, note the sheeting angle of the sails on the forward most mast compared with the trailing ones
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/32398-post117.html