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Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: bvining] #118040
09/30/07 05:58 PM
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So who won?

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Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: rhodysail] #118041
09/30/07 07:29 PM
09/30/07 07:29 PM
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Here is a link to the Lake Hopatcong racing this week end.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze28w8n/
There are some videos as well as some shots of Ben Hall's
wing sail and the LR2.


lesburn1.blogspot.com

A-Cat USA 49
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Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: lesburn1] #118042
09/30/07 08:59 PM
09/30/07 08:59 PM
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Bay of Islands, NZ
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Nice and everything but what a ball-ache to deal with...oops. I slipped and now it's got a hole in it....gee it's a lot harder to deal with in the wind....bugger, nowhere soft to lie the boat over and the wing out......

So pleased I don't need to go there.

Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: rhodysail] #118043
10/01/07 01:24 AM
10/01/07 01:24 AM
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Atlanta
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So who won?


Lars won.

Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: warbird] #118044
10/01/07 09:10 PM
10/01/07 09:10 PM
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I don't know what your plans are, but if you are going to re-build I know a shop that has 3 and 4 mm Okoume Plywood.
Let me know, and I will send you the link.


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Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: lesburn1] #118045
10/06/07 03:37 PM
10/06/07 03:37 PM
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Newport, RI
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Saw Ben sailing his boat today. I think he might have sailed in an around the island race with some Nacra 20s, F18s and etc. Or at least it appeared that way, I will confirm later.
I was sailing at my college in a regatta and saw the wing, my crew kept yelling at me to focus on the race but I was distracted because the wing looks sooo cool.
He was moving but it'd didn't appear to be any faster than a regular A-Cat.
-Todd

Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: Hakan Frojdh] #118046
11/10/07 10:34 AM
11/10/07 10:34 AM
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Looks like Ben is not doing to bad for the debut of the wing. I assume he is still sailing with it at the Worlds? He's currently in 16th (out of 100) after 5 races.

http://www.acatworlds.com/res/2007_Islander_Resort_Blue_Water_Classic_Regatta.html


Jake Kohl
Re: A-class with wing sail!? [Re: Jake] #118047
11/10/07 11:43 AM
11/10/07 11:43 AM
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West coast of Norway
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Yes, in the practice race <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
True test begins over the weekend. So far it sounds like the wing is fast upwind and very fast downwind, as expected?

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