That's been quite an interesting thing as a boat designer. That we all tend to inherit a mindset from where we sail.
In Australia, water is warm and often we sail off soft sandy beaches. So when we sail, if we capsize, we bring the boat up and continue the day as if nothing happened.
It doesn't quite work that way in Newfoundland! Thanks for dropping by with your story!
I built something like it in Newfoundland, where I was stationed in 1962. The Newfies didn't know what to make of it ,a boat with no bow. But it sailed well and rowed well and it didn;t hurt that I could smuggle bottle's of Bacardi off the base out to Fox Harbor to trade for lobsters. The only problem was the water temp hovered around 32' most of the time so you were willing to give up speed for a level keel!
Hi, when I designed the first OZ version PDRacer to the rules I was very concerned about the square bow.
But since then I have found the boat sails very well (as you can see in this and other videos - see the column to the right) and that a huge amount of stability comes from its squareness. A pointy bowed boat cannot compete with this sort of stability!
It shows that what you expect ... might not be the truth! That's what I found out!
...micheal--wouldn't a smoother entry such as an arced bow, rather than a rake be a better performer?..
also why hasn't anyone designed a light skiff with a biplane rig for faster close wind sailing?-seems to me if it is light enough the biplane rig would be great like say a scow built with a light core 32 x10 you could then fly more sail???
im impressed at the speed of that scow..fast for a monohull..nice job...
@porpoisefathom Biplane rigs are not very efficient unless you can get them a long distance apart laterally. Even on a multihull they have weak points, so they are not going to be a common rig.
An arced bow simply ensures there will be flattish sections at any angleof heel. A flat bottom when it heels there is an effective vee so a smooth ride. I've tested it in a number of boats of different configurations - seakeeping more about volume distribution and a bit of arc makes no difference to it
taylor swift in background.....nice
cool boat tho
TheGingaNinga69 1 month ago
does this have a keel?
soixe1997 1 month ago
@soixe1997 Hi, it has an unweighted centreboard like most simple light boats.
Hope this helps
Michael
boatmik 1 month ago
Hi SquareKn0t,
That's been quite an interesting thing as a boat designer. That we all tend to inherit a mindset from where we sail.
In Australia, water is warm and often we sail off soft sandy beaches. So when we sail, if we capsize, we bring the boat up and continue the day as if nothing happened.
It doesn't quite work that way in Newfoundland! Thanks for dropping by with your story!
Michael
storerboatplans
boatmik 6 months ago
I built something like it in Newfoundland, where I was stationed in 1962. The Newfies didn't know what to make of it ,a boat with no bow. But it sailed well and rowed well and it didn;t hurt that I could smuggle bottle's of Bacardi off the base out to Fox Harbor to trade for lobsters. The only problem was the water temp hovered around 32' most of the time so you were willing to give up speed for a level keel!
Squarekn0t 6 months ago
Well done sir.
cmasailor 7 months ago
im planning something simulare .... but no square bow for my
causality25 1 year ago
@causality25
Hi, when I designed the first OZ version PDRacer to the rules I was very concerned about the square bow.
But since then I have found the boat sails very well (as you can see in this and other videos - see the column to the right) and that a huge amount of stability comes from its squareness. A pointy bowed boat cannot compete with this sort of stability!
It shows that what you expect ... might not be the truth! That's what I found out!
Michael Storer
boatmik 1 year ago
@boatmik
...micheal--wouldn't a smoother entry such as an arced bow, rather than a rake be a better performer?..
also why hasn't anyone designed a light skiff with a biplane rig for faster close wind sailing?-seems to me if it is light enough the biplane rig would be great like say a scow built with a light core 32 x10 you could then fly more sail???
im impressed at the speed of that scow..fast for a monohull..nice job...
porpoisefathom 9 months ago
@porpoisefathom Biplane rigs are not very efficient unless you can get them a long distance apart laterally. Even on a multihull they have weak points, so they are not going to be a common rig.
An arced bow simply ensures there will be flattish sections at any angleof heel. A flat bottom when it heels there is an effective vee so a smooth ride. I've tested it in a number of boats of different configurations - seakeeping more about volume distribution and a bit of arc makes no difference to it
boatmik 1 month ago