Hello Rod and folks,

Nice video, impressive. But;) Looks like 1 metre swell possible in
15 knot winds for a boat speed of 15knots . Marshall Island Walap
will do that. What about 25 knot winds in 3 metre swell? Looks as
throught the bow is pretty close to the edge in 15 knots. As far as
all out performance pushing the boat to the limits what is known?

What about the braces for the weather boards, how much abuse will
they handle being punched from underneath or swist from changing
angle of attacks in certain situations. The bottom brace seems
really close to the water surface.

Todd

--- In harryproa@..., "Rob Denney" <harryproa@...>
wrote:
>
> G'day,
>
> My Harry did 15 in 15 with lousy sails, but not much interior, so
probably
> pretty similar. Blind Date will be faster than Rare Bird as it is
lighter,
> has less windage and a stiffer mast. Rare Bird's sails also need
some work,
> it has not realised it's full potential yet.
>
> The only real difference in a Harry is whether you have the
cockpit cover or
> not. Bain has it and it works well. I prefer to feel the breeze,
so the
> solo boat will have a pram type fold up cloth cover over part of
the cockpit
> for keeping out of the rain and wind.
>
> regards,
> Rob
>
>
> On 8/8/07, George Kuck <chesapeake410@...> wrote:
> >
> > How will the 12m (40') Harry (built with the KSS method)
performance
> > compare to Rare Earth or Blind Date ? Will it have a "cruiser"
or "sport"
> > version option or be a compromise between the two ?
> >
> > George Kuck
> > Chestertown, MD
> >
> > *Robert <cateran1949@...>* wrote:
> >
> > It is pretty impressive for such a comfortable boat. Even with
the
> > extra weight it is still pretty light compared to most
multihulls of
> > similar length,
> > \ Robert
> >
> > --- In harryproa@... <harryproa%
40yahoogroups.com.au>, Mike
> > Crawford <jmichael@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Fifteen knots in fifteen knots of wind? In Rare Bird? Holy
moly!
> > >
> > .
> >
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