Originally Posted by taipanfc
You certainly moved a lot of dirt over the weekend so should have lots of practical experience wink.


And I think I have gained a few inches length in my arms. Should help with the spinnaker sets.

Originally Posted by taipanfc
But logic is that the beam width is made to be 2.5m for a Taipan with the addition of wings. So distance from pivot point is same for Taipan and Viper


Not quite as the cat will not pivot on the end of its wing (hope not anyway) but the centre of the hull. Beam alone does not give you RM, weight will also contribute and the further you move it away from the pivot point (hulls and rig) the more RM you achieve.

Originally Posted by taipanfc
But mast for Taipan is 1.17m v 1.25m on Viper closer to pivot. So effect is similar to a wheelbarrow but efforts are reversed. You can move more weight on a wheelbarrow the closer it is to the pivot point, that is the axle.


Do you want to move more weight easier on a catamaran (we are talking healing here, not forward momentum) or resist it.

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