Comments for Luka Damic http://www.luka-damic.com :: Welcome to luka-damic.com :: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:40:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on Nationals Wrap-up by luka http://www.luka-damic.com/nationals-wrap-up-2/comment-page-1/#comment-142 luka Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:40:57 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=306#comment-142 I think the bigger rudder makes for easier foil tacking for sure. Mind you, I don't put Amacs downwind pace to his small or large rudder. I had a small rudder too (cut down Lister design), I liked his centerboard though... Also, Amac is a fair bit faster than other Mach 2's I sailed against in Sydney. Credit to his design skills and ability to get more out of the boat than most. Like at Weymouth when he had the fastest production boat there too. A "special" Bladerider... I think the bigger rudder makes for easier foil tacking for sure. Mind you, I don’t put Amacs downwind pace to his small or large rudder. I had a small rudder too (cut down Lister design), I liked his centerboard though…

Also, Amac is a fair bit faster than other Mach 2’s I sailed against in Sydney. Credit to his design skills and ability to get more out of the boat than most. Like at Weymouth when he had the fastest production boat there too. A “special” Bladerider…

]]> Comment on Nationals Wrap-up by SA reader http://www.luka-damic.com/nationals-wrap-up-2/comment-page-1/#comment-141 SA reader Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:31:41 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=306#comment-141 Brief report form amac on sailing anarchy front page: see full article "Plus Ca Change" at http://www.sailinganarchy.com/index_page1.php "I was on standard Mach2 gear - although up to the the last day I used a cut down rudder hydrofoil that was possibly slipperier, but I could amost never foil tack. With the standard rudder on the last day I seemed just as quick and got lots of foil tacks. The sail was an out of the box MSL13 - no tweaks, not even to the battens." So a bigger rudder foil in marginal conditions, and chopped in heavier? is that the best strategy. Brief report form amac on sailing anarchy front page:
see full article “Plus Ca Change” at http://www.sailinganarchy.com/index_page1.php

“I was on standard Mach2 gear – although up to the the last day I used a cut down rudder hydrofoil that was possibly slipperier, but I could amost never foil tack. With the standard rudder on the last day I seemed just as quick and got lots of foil tacks. The sail was an out of the box MSL13 – no tweaks, not even to the battens.”

So a bigger rudder foil in marginal conditions, and chopped in heavier? is that the best strategy.

]]> Comment on Season start by luka http://www.luka-damic.com/287/comment-page-1/#comment-98 luka Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:32:44 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=287#comment-98 Yeah, you can tell I don't drink too often. He, he good one Grant. You don't want to by another one of my boats do you? Yeah, you can tell I don’t drink too often. He, he good one Grant. You don’t want to by another one of my boats do you?

]]> Comment on Season start by Grant http://www.luka-damic.com/287/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Grant Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:49:35 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=287#comment-96 The first dent!! SELL IT :-) The first dent!!

SELL IT :-)

]]> Comment on Season start by A real moth sailor http://www.luka-damic.com/287/comment-page-1/#comment-92 A real moth sailor Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:35:08 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=287#comment-92 How long have you been sailing for? It worries me that your only finding out now that sailing is good for a hangover! Perhaps if you'd practiced your hangover sailing then you could have avoided putting a dent in the boat! How long have you been sailing for?

It worries me that your only finding out now that sailing is good for a hangover!

Perhaps if you’d practiced your hangover sailing then you could have avoided putting a dent in the boat!

]]> Comment on AGM Minutes by Pete http://www.luka-damic.com/agm-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Pete Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:33:19 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=274#comment-91 Heya, Sorry didn't make it, race day and all. Any discussion on the Belmont Worlds? Guess will catch up with everyone at sunshine. Where were you sailing Marty???? I beleive Alans stats were something like 4hours sailing 20nm top speed 20 average 4 !!!!!! sailing season sailing season sailing season Heya,

Sorry didn’t make it, race day and all.
Any discussion on the Belmont Worlds? Guess will catch up with everyone at sunshine.

Where were you sailing Marty???? I beleive Alans stats were something like 4hours sailing 20nm top speed 20 average 4 !!!!!!

sailing season sailing season sailing season

]]> Comment on AGM Minutes by Marty J http://www.luka-damic.com/agm-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Marty J Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:58:40 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=274#comment-89 The sun was shining and there was good breeze at 4pm. Excellent sailing weather - we are sailors after all - I didn't get a moth for the committee meetings! Maybe try after daylight hours next time, the distance didn't help and I haven't renewed my passport. The sun was shining and there was good breeze at 4pm.
Excellent sailing weather – we are sailors after all – I didn’t get a moth for the committee meetings!
Maybe try after daylight hours next time, the distance didn’t help and I haven’t renewed my passport.

]]> Comment on News just in by rrb http://www.luka-damic.com/news-just-in/comment-page-1/#comment-87 rrb Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:38:33 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=268#comment-87 Thanks for the L-lever link. gee, coffee mug, or bumper sticker.... naah the dog warmer.. Re-listened to the moth cast, and realized the "Dial" is posted here: http://scott.projectsomewhere.com/2009/08/05/higher-and-faster/ image link is here: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/3790459457_529336c990.jpg and attributed to Arnaud Psarophagis ( spellign?) Bruce has a main foil history http://www.teknologika.com/mothblog/the-evolution-of-moth-main-hydrofoils/ The rudder size comparison thing still eludes me. Interesting item : in that lister video of foiling tacks he throws his weight around at about three minutes - 2/3 in, and basically shakes the (small?) rudder foil into cavitation - it breaks the surface - and he continues on unscathed. Makes the rudder foil/ main foil wash concerns seem almost irrelevant. Focus of rudder and rudder foil is a yaw and pitch control function, not lift... so stay forward let main foil do the heavy lifting would seem to be conclusion?. Thanks for the L-lever link.

gee, coffee mug, or bumper sticker…. naah the dog warmer..

Re-listened to the moth cast, and realized the “Dial” is posted here:
http://scott.projectsomewhere.com/2009/08/05/higher-and-faster/

image link is here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/3790459457_529336c990.jpg
and attributed to Arnaud Psarophagis ( spellign?)

Bruce has a main foil history http://www.teknologika.com/mothblog/the-evolution-of-moth-main-hydrofoils/

The rudder size comparison thing still eludes me. Interesting item : in that lister video of foiling tacks he throws his weight around at about three minutes – 2/3 in, and basically shakes the (small?) rudder foil into cavitation – it breaks the surface – and he continues on unscathed. Makes the rudder foil/ main foil wash concerns seem almost irrelevant. Focus of rudder and rudder foil is a yaw and pitch control function, not lift… so stay forward let main foil do the heavy lifting would seem to be conclusion?.

]]> Comment on News just in by mothfan http://www.luka-damic.com/news-just-in/comment-page-1/#comment-86 mothfan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:00:06 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=268#comment-86 Hey rrb, not sure about "dial" but u can find the L-Lever here: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=308jk34&s=3 for the record i rekon its the harbour dudes causing the grief. Hey rrb, not sure about “dial” but u can find the L-Lever here: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=308jk34&s=3
for the record i rekon its the harbour dudes causing the grief.

]]> Comment on News just in by rrb http://www.luka-damic.com/news-just-in/comment-page-1/#comment-85 rrb Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:36:55 +0000 http://www.luka-damic.com/?p=268#comment-85 fer cryin out loud will some one just post pics of: - "the dial" - the lister lever - the rudder foil variances Inquiring minds want to know... or all you bridge vs harbour boys and girls in a pissing contest in case someone patents something? Why else be vuisually opaque about it? I think everyone got the message about the multi d aspect: great sailing skills/ great moth handling/great build-tweak skills etc, and the gorge reminded every one about the need to handle shifts not just starts and laylines. fer cryin out loud will some one just post pics of:
- “the dial”
- the lister lever
- the rudder foil variances

Inquiring minds want to know… or all you bridge vs harbour boys and girls in a pissing contest in case someone patents something? Why else be vuisually opaque about it?

I think everyone got the message about the multi d aspect: great sailing skills/ great moth handling/great build-tweak skills etc, and the gorge reminded every one about the need to handle shifts not just starts and laylines.

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