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New Wood Landyacht Concept

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Created by blewbyyou > 9 months ago, 5 Feb 2010
Gizmo
SA, 2865 posts
20 Feb 2010 6:28PM
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Something along a similar line....


www.pterosail.com/



landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
20 Feb 2010 4:42PM
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not KISS

Gizmo
SA, 2865 posts
20 Feb 2010 7:28PM
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May not be simple, but would be fun!!! Give Walkabout Joe a race?

j murray
SA, 947 posts
21 Feb 2010 4:29AM
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well yes Giz, i want one, it has a lot of style, so

recumbent $2500 plus sail set up $500 I recon $3000A + GST

I note in one vid he passes 7 panels of power line in 30 seconds

fifty mere panels. 350 meters in 30 seconds that is about.............

I have no sound thingo so no commentary, but he did get along ....easy.

EDIT...... I checked out their site......mommmmmmaaa mia!!!!!!!

$4950 YANKY road complient tolerated....so $10,000 Aussie

not welcome on roads a battle to get it accepted....Thats Australia !!!!!!!!

Gizmo
SA, 2865 posts
21 Feb 2010 12:28PM
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And while on the subject of road sailing and dual mast / wings here is something from "Popular Mechanics 1977"



kiwi307
488 posts
22 Feb 2010 7:54AM
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Wondered when someone would dig the Pop Mech thing. I had it years ago and lost it. Research I did way back indicated it went very well.

landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
22 Feb 2010 6:29PM
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until Nord crashed and destroyed it. you still needed a big open space to sail it on.
maybe if Gizmo did his CE/CR thing on the ptera sail we could see why all the videos seem to be sailing down wind

Hiko
1229 posts
22 Feb 2010 7:04PM
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Yes the ptera looks like it would have massive amounts of lee helm as they say on the water which is usually a very bad thing on water anyway Love the Logo though

Gizmo
SA, 2865 posts
22 Feb 2010 10:09PM
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landyacht said...
maybe if Gizmo did his CE/CR thing on the ptera sail we could see why all the videos seem to be sailing down wind


Im not even going to try that one ... its WAY in front of the front wheels, It would fun to watch someone sailing in 30+ knots it would be so hard to control.
Jibs have a larger angle of attack than a sail on a mast so it would sail much better off the wind rather than pointing high. (more power less speed)
Thats why on cruising yachts many people will often sail on just a No.1 or 2 genoa rather than a mainsail alone if they are sailing short handed.

landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
22 Feb 2010 7:56PM
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one bad gust and you 'd wear a jarrah roadmarker

kiwi307
488 posts
23 Feb 2010 2:41AM
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landyacht said...

until Nord crashed and destroyed it. you still needed a big open space to sail it on.


I knew that Nord crashed ONE of them, but they were in limited production according to him. He told me he thought it was impressive.



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