Talk about hi-aspect! Yes, that's a normal yardstick up against it. This one is off to a customer in the UK.
Vital statistics are: span 80", root chord 9.25"
Customer says [Summer '04]: "The board arrived today! It looks fantastic, and the flex towards the tip is just what i was after. Need to fit it to the boat, then I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for a great job and for keeping me so well informed throughout. George"
and later:
"Hi Phil
Just to let you know that the board has been a great success. We're going
the same or better straight away, so when we get used to it, i'm sure it'll be an improvement.The full length turns out to be perhaps a bit excessive, even in the
lightest winds, so so we may cut a few inches off the head. better than being too short though.Thanks for doing such a good job
George"
This design came from a customer in Hawaii that wanted a 'small' board for big wind and ocean conditions.
Critical specifications are:
11" root chord
48" wetted length
1" max thickness
Layup of multiple tapered layers of carbon fiber over a sitka spruce core with red cedar in the tip.
Modified NACA 4 digit cross section.
That's the computer rendering of the design at right - sorry, no picture available of the finished product.
Sorry, didn't snap a picture of the one above after milling it.
This next one went off to Australia - the customer specified that I bag the first layer of carbon on, and he'd take it from there (shown fresh out of the vacuum bag, with the flash rough-trimmed)
This rudder, with fixed lifting foil, was given a clearcoat finish:
The customer opted to bond the two foils together himself, making for a much smaller and safer package for shipping.
Customer said [Jan '05]:
"Phil, Rudder just
showed up and it looks great! Should take just a bit of polish work to get
it perfect, but I am very pleased with the result. I had
no idea how thin that lifting foil was going to turn out! Well I
guess I did know, but until you see it you don't get
full effect! Looks great though. This was a
very fun and interesting process.
Thanks Phil, Bob" Later his brother sent in
an email describing the performance difference between his non-T-foil'd
boat and his brother's, ending with "Nice
to know that it exceeds our expectations in terms of performance gain".
Then he ordered a set in white for himself!
