Afterall, Orange 2, B&Q and IDEC 2 were all sloops (as were all other record breakers) and that is not because the uni-rigs are better. The only records held by uni-rigs at this time are the 500 meter straight line dash, meaning the windsurfers. The 1 nautical mile record is held by Hydropthere and that is a sloop again.
Do you know what these boats have in common?
Crossbow II
Sailboard
Yellow Pages Endeavour
Hobie Trifoiler
Sailrocket
Monofoil
Parliers Mediatis (60 foot catamaran)
C-class
A-class
...
They are all unirigs with or without sail area restrictions. Some of them have two or more sails but they do not work together like a main and jib.
The first Crossbow (proa) had main and jib and reached 32 knots, the second one, Crossbow 2 (cat), had one main sail on each hull and they where positioned to get clear air. Crossbow two reached 36 knots.
How many high speed boats uses main and jib?
Here's a list of the world speed records.
Outright record
48.7 knots Board (unirig)
8 m2 class
Board (unirig)
10m2 class
Board (unirig)
A-class
Longshot (unirig x 2)
B-class
Yellow Pages Endeavour (unirig)
C-class
Yellow Pages Endeavour (unirig)
D-class
Techniques Avancees (unirig x 2)
No sloops!?
/hakan
