Very nice. You should give the boat a cat-rig like a laser to remove the mast in the middle. You may want to check out the guys at SailX. They are focusing on

Very nice. You should give the boat a cat-rig like a laser to remove the mast in the middle. You may want to check out the guys at SailX. They are focusing on the simulation of sailboat racing, but they needs some of the same principles that you are trying to simulate. http://www.sailx.com/ http://www.sailx.com/ For instead of sail-power complete guide, take a look at Aero-Hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts. This is a fun tech-read. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071629106/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687562&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1888671181&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1W6NHC5W3JX6EN8NTN56 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071629106/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_d... To add to the discussion on sailing faster than the wind, I present Blackbird - which was a land yacht made to sail faster than the wind....DDW! The final design was able to sail 2x the speed of the wind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_(land_yacht) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_(land_yacht)