I can't wait for mine to arrive.

I calculate the extra lift generated by the heli foil shape and increased righting moment from reduced weight aloft is going to give me an extra 5 degrees of pointing ability....

Whats it rate?

if you're going for cheap and light,

if you cant duct it, then .... it

Dont forget to include the increased speed your travler will enjoy (with your onedrop mclube) you will tack faster! NO ONE WILL EVER BEAT YOU!!!! EVER! (EVER)..

PS with all this brown-nosing... can i get a LayLine sponsorship? Say... free line and onedrop for life?

Come to our regatta next weekend and I'll give you a free Zhik hat, and one-drop your traveler...

http://www.llsc.com/database/RegattaNotice/2009-CincoDeMayo-NoR.pdf

In fact, everyone that attends our regatta next weekend will get a free one-drop treatment on their boat.

wahooooo! your the best!

Mike, I am going to post the NOR to the Delta Pilot's web site, as there are quite a few in the Atlanta area, so maybe some will show up.

Thanks Tim.

Or make them out of pre-preg carbon with a UV inhibitor already in the resin.

I think the bigger concern is the black carbon getting hot in the sun (VERY hot) and causing the resin to lose mechanical stiffness. The only way to help mitigate that is to cure the laminate at a high heat but that only makes it soften at a slightly higher temperature post cure.

There are resins that wont soften in the sun, but they need to be heat cured. Its easier just to paint critical parts white and use the room temp stuff.

Jake,
If you use a higher temp pre-preg and ramp up the cure to 110 - 120degC in the last few hours of the cure cycle I expect the softening would not occurr.