Have you came up with an idea how transport the sail?
I would like to invite you to Fogland Rhode Island for a day or two when the production is done.
You should join a team in the GPS Teams Challenge. It would be an excellent way for you to document and publicise your sailing sessions with your sails.
Hi we're also following this topic in Belgium & The Netherlands.
We're getting very excited when you say that this sail will also beat traditional sails in speedsurfing.
Can you explain to us why the sail has according to you a big wind range.
I would expect the tighter leech to induce less flex and more stability/control problems in higher winds and overpowered conditions.
Wow, lots of people pushing race sail design at the moment. it makes me think about the overall arc of development in windsurfing, so much design to allow the average sailor to hit 40 kts and so much evolution and refinement along the way. Its always hard to predict which ideas will stick and which will disappear . Logic suggests that the dual skin wing should be better in some situations. I wonder if the Foil moth sailors will be the ones to refine this technology rather than windsurfers.
One major problem is the weight and cost. Effectively you have two sails joined at the luff. Twice as much monofilm , twice as many battens plus the camber profiler . So twice the weight and cost. To me a simple and PERHAPS better solution is a compromise (ie large pocket) such as the Heru. 8m and only 5 battens.
Time will tell.....
ARCWingsail. Well done with your new design. I wish you all the best. Just a few questions..
What do you mean by "PRESSURE DRAG" ?
Regarding the diagram, it looks like your sail will handle a lot differently to a conventional sail looking at the force vectors. I know the feeling of a race sail going back handed when going really fast, and when I sail flat water, I use a style that takes advantage of that (as I assume most sailors do). It will be interesting to see how your test sailors use your product in speed sailing conditions and the comments they have about it.
Good luck !
J