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Re: Hot news ! Read all about it. [Re: Robi] #87760
11/03/06 03:01 AM
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Great so now all the blades currently sailing will be outdated. Its been what? just a little over a year?


High aspect boards are not a selling point for me as the high aspect boards are much more problematic and there’s absolutely no guarantee you’ll go any faster or win any more races then you would on the less problematic low aspect board. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Hot news ! Read all about it. [Re: Buccaneer] #87761
11/04/06 10:45 AM
11/04/06 10:45 AM
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What a great thread! Discussion, rumours AND technology.. Catsailor, got to love it!!:)

Re: Hot news ! Read all about it. [Re: jimi] #87762
11/04/06 11:12 AM
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Also depends on the definition of "high aspect".

As wouter said above, some of the F18's are using plate at an aspect ratio of 6. The plates for my new F16 will be around 4.8.


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Re: Hot news ! Read all about it. [Re: Wouter] #87763
11/04/06 05:46 PM
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Wouter

I've trying to find more detail on the official name launch, theres nothing on the AHPC website and can't find anything through searches. Any ideas?

Regards


Matt Harper Homebuilt Taipan 4.9 AUS 329 'GOT WOOD' SEEDY PIRATES RACING TEAM
Re: Hot news ! Read all about it. [Re: mattaipan] #87764
11/04/06 07:37 PM
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The REAL launch will be when the boat is production ready and that will be later this winter or at the latest at the F16 global event in aug 2007.

I have been in communication with Greg Goodall over the last week and on thursday he wrote me :


************************************

Hi Wouter,

Yes, we have decided that the new F16 will be called the Viper F16.
We kicked around a lot of other names but this one got the most positive
response. Please use this name when discussing the boat with other sailors.
I have attached a couple of pictures to give you an idea of where I am
heading with the design.
The hull shape is from the Capricorn concept with some major upgrades.
The rig is the same as the one in the photos of the Taipan F16's that we sent
to Germany last year.

Regards,
Greg

************************************


The rig he is talking about is this one :


http://f16.beasts.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1642

http://f16.beasts.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1646

http://f16.beasts.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1649


These pictures are public domain and have been used for advertisement in the past. For example on the dealor webpage of Sven Lindstaedt :

http://www.lindstaedt.com/neuboote....=Taipan%20F16&nra=25&x=0

But they have never appeared on the AHPC website itself. I guess the same will apply to the Viper info. I do believe it is the exact same rig that is being proposed (or at least the mainsail part) at the upcoming Taipan AGM meeting. On the boat you can see some other modifications as well. Some of them will be found on the Viper.

The other pictures I keep confidential at this time. Greg hasn't cleared me for public domain usage.

Wouter

Last edited by Wouter; 11/04/06 07:43 PM.

Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands
Re: Hot news ! Read all about it. [Re: Wouter] #87765
11/05/06 11:12 PM
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To reiterate, those photos show the anticipated rig on a widened Taipan platform. The CAD diagrams of the hull shape are what I found really intriguing.


Eric Poulsen
A-class USA 203
Ultimate 20
Central California
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