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Here is the MotionX track of the sail you posted MotionX-GPS Maps | MotionXkmisegades said:
I have created a Sunfish Speed Blog at aerosouth.net, citing this thread. Feel free to comment.
You would actually need to track the wind direction and speed on the boat. Big boats have have the tech to record windspeed, direction, boat speed, and boat direction, etc, but that is not practical to rig up on a Sunfish. An app would get its wind information (I would think) from sensors somewhere other than your boat, and it will not be representative of what you and your boat experienced.I am still looking for the app that will show my speed along the route overlaid with wind direction.
You would actually need to track the wind direction and speed on the boat. Big boats have have the tech to record windspeed, direction, boat speed, and boat direction, etc, but that is not practical to rig up on a Sunfish. An app would get its wind information (I would think) from sensors somewhere other than your boat, and it will not be representative of what you and your boat experienced.
In general, I don't think that type of tracking is used on sailing dinghies. I know that even Olympic hopefuls are not sailing their Lasers with an onboard anemometer. The best approach for small boats to evaluate and improve boat speed, tuning and overall performance is sailing with another boat. If you can find someone else with a boat identical to yours except for the foils you should be able to learn what you need to. You will want to alternate sailing each boat so you can cancel out the effects of one of you being a better sailor than the other.
Just as an aside, too many reckless speedboats would keep me from sailing a Sunfish on Lake Norman!I looked and saw you are not all that far from Lake Norman north of Charlotte. I believe they sail Sunfish at Lake Norman YC. It would be a good idea to get in touch with them and see if you could drive over with your boat and parts and sail with one of their experienced Sunfish sailors. They could provide some useful advice and perspective while you are in development and before you start production.
Just as an aside that was over 16 years ago. It is much safer now and no one has driven a speedboat on the highway in a couple years.Just as an aside, too many reckless speedboats would keep me from sailing a Sunfish on Lake Norman!
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Just as an aside, too many reckless speedboats would keep me from sailing a Sunfish on Lake Norman!
(See link)
Just as an aside that was over 16 years ago. It is much safer now and no one has driven a speedboat on the highway in a couple years.