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In the context of a planing catamaran, flying refers to allowing the windward hull to lift out of the water in order to minimize wetted surface area. These boat

by lardo 7mo ago

In the context of a planing catamaran, flying refers to allowing the windward hull to lift out of the water in order to minimize wetted surface area. These boats, especially the Hobie 16, were quite popular in the 70s and 80s.

zingar 7mo ago
Ha ha, we were taught to keep our optimist bathtubs halfway out of the water when sailing downwind back then. I mostly joke but no one called that flying :).
- TYPE_FASTER 7mo ago
  https://youtu.be/UokOO60dsMU?si=nBMZ4xQFdxIsV6uB https://youtu.be/UokOO60dsMU?si=nBMZ4xQFdxIsV6uB
- mlhpdx 7mo ago
  in those wonderful little square boats the reason for tipping the hull was to reduce the amount of weight it surface and dragged through the water. It was still floating, being held above the bottom by buoyancy,so definitely not flying.
  - jacquesm 7mo ago
    Hmmm... apologies for the music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UokOO60dsMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UokOO60dsMU
    - mlhpdx 7mo ago
      yes, yes. I have seen that abomination. Not class legal. lol
      - jacquesm 7mo ago
        It's hilarious though! The fact that they got it to work is interesting in a way because given the lack of hull length the two surfaces controlling the pitch are right next to each other.