Hello there, Sailing community!
Let me start off by saying that I know nothing about either sailing or the sunfish sailboat. I'm trying to design a wind-powered bicycle that has sails, and I'm looking into different types of sails. Can you guys tell me a bit about how a sunfish is different from a regular sailboat?
I found this picture of how a sailboat's sails can be directed to catch the wind and propagate the boat in any direction. Can you guys tell me if this is the same as how it works for the sail of a sunfish? If not, can you guys use MS Paint and draw on what the sail of a sunfish would do in the picture?
Also, how is the sail of a sunfish moved? Are ropes used, like the sail of a traditional sailboat?
Thanks in advance for any info, guys! I really appreciate it!
~Jonathan Flash
Let me start off by saying that I know nothing about either sailing or the sunfish sailboat. I'm trying to design a wind-powered bicycle that has sails, and I'm looking into different types of sails. Can you guys tell me a bit about how a sunfish is different from a regular sailboat?
I found this picture of how a sailboat's sails can be directed to catch the wind and propagate the boat in any direction. Can you guys tell me if this is the same as how it works for the sail of a sunfish? If not, can you guys use MS Paint and draw on what the sail of a sunfish would do in the picture?
Also, how is the sail of a sunfish moved? Are ropes used, like the sail of a traditional sailboat?
Thanks in advance for any info, guys! I really appreciate it!
~Jonathan Flash