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Learn about CE (centre of effort) and CLR (centre of lateral resistance) and then you can sail a boat without your rudder. Was a challenging but fun thing to l
by newsclues 2y ago
Learn about CE (centre of effort) and CLR (centre of lateral resistance) and then you can sail a boat without your rudder.
Was a challenging but fun thing to learn, and then teach to other kids.
- trillic 2y agoRudder movement is excess drag, the best of the best steer with the sails and weight placement.
- newsclues 2y agoBest to use physics to aid and minimize the drag of a rudder, Rather than eliminate it completely, but yes.
- klabetron 2y agoNearly fell out with a guy over rudderless sailing in my intro to sailing course years ago.
- newsclues 2y agoIt's not a "intro to sailing" skill, it's fairly advanced. But yes, it is something that requires great teamwork and can certainly lead to conflict.