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I heard a rumor this morning that it could be a mechanical system that will control the angle of the aero-fairings on the rear beam so they can be used like ailerons on an airplane to increase or decrease righting moment! Before you laugh yourself out of your chair, remember that these boats are capable of (at least) 40 knots of speed over water in 15 knots of wind. That’s nearly 55 knots of wind across the deck of the boat. It is possible to reap some lift off a set of 6’ “ailerons”.


I do not think it is laughable.

Consider a Cessna 150:
about 30 foot wing span
About 5 foot cord
about 1000 lbs
with a take of speed of 55 knots

I think those would be acceptable ailerons for this boat. I hope they are. I would love to see the effect.

Later,
Dan