Received: from hpwssjn.cup.hp.com by zonker.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.187.4/15.5+IOS 3.14) id AA27233; Fri, 10 Sep 93 11:59:55 -0700 Return-Path: <sjn@hpwssjn.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: from localhost by hpwssjn.cup.hp.com with SMTP (16.8/15.5+IOS 3.20+cup+OMrelay) id AA11057; Fri, 10 Sep 93 11:59:39 -0700 Message-Id: <9309101859.AA11057@hpwssjn.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis> To: kenb@hpindck.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis Cc: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>, 72017.461@compuserve.com-DeleteThis, ShellI_Matthews@taligent.com-DeleteThis, amulhall@pyramid.com-DeleteThis, cleland@hpisod9.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis, cord@hpoemb.sj.hp.com-DeleteThis, craig@psc.org-DeleteThis, fred_schmidt@hpd700.desk.hp.com-DeleteThis, geisinger@admin.fhda.edu-DeleteThis, ghs@hpisod9.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis, hahn@gigantor.nas.nasa.gov-DeleteThis, kenb@hpinddu.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis, kenf@netcom.com-DeleteThis, kirk@hpmsd3.sj.hp.com-DeleteThis, kirk@hpoclpa.sj.hp.com-DeleteThis, lenb@Eng.sun.com-DeleteThis, luigi@paris.cs.berkeley.edu-DeleteThis, matt@hpisod9.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis, mfabrega@raynet.COM-DeleteThis, missimer@hpisod9.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis, schofiel@hpldsl5.sid.hp.com-DeleteThis, schuh@ra-iris13.arc.nasa.gov-DeleteThis, walter_menge@hp5400.desk.hp.com-DeleteThis, wind_talk@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Thursday - Coyote makes reparations (fwd) In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 10 Sep 93 11:50:24 PDT." <9309101850.AA28969@hpindck.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 93 11:59:38 -0700 From: sjn@hpwssjn.cup.hp.com-DeleteThis
> The main other factor is sailing efficiency. Just goes to show that I'm
> getting more out of the same sail as Dan and Scott. Or maybe it just
> explains why I go slower than them :-)
I think you've got it turned around, Dan and I are getting more out of
the sail than KenB is, and Terry is getting even more!!!
I'm not sure I buy the "sail efficency" bit though. If it was more
efficient to be on a "normally powered" sail than be way over-powered,
then the pro's wouldn't be rigging 5.0's in 3.0-3.5 wind conditions.
By that logic it seems that the ones with big sails would go slower
and thus not be winning, but they are going faster and winning.
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