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Comment by sailfast

+1 to seeing sailing on here :)

I'd imagine the last 1-2 generations of America's Cup boats would have a lot to glean in terms of wing sail camber changes and how they operate. Pretty neat to watch how they use flaps vertically, but there's a lot of hydraulics and carbon at play there as well.

Maybe the competition is these guys? (Inflatable sails) https://www.michelin.com/en/press-releases/michelin-continue...

And something a bit more conventional off the bow when winds are favorable? https://skysails-marine.com/

parent sailfast 3 years ago

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