Bob, > dj, > > I'm impressed. I hope to hear more about your > progress and > accomplishments with this 60ft catamaran in your > yard. Do you have a > website that you regularly update with this > information? I dont have one, and never really thought about it until now. I will look at getting some server space soon.
> Are you one of the spirited sailing enthusiasts? I am now, definitely! However, the real drive behind the project is Prof. V. Radhakrishnan, whoa was an avid sailor for several years when he worked at caltech and Bell labs. He sailed a 35ft. trimaran called "Cygnus." > Can you share some of the design objectives or goals > that are hoped > to accomplish with this boat when it's completed? The scientific goal was to propel this cat. with a wing rather than a conventional cloth sail. The wing is a NACA 0012 aerofoil that replaces the mainsail, and a pilot wing that in some ways replaces the jib when close-hauled. > Good Luck with your backyard project. > > Bob Thackery > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dhananjay Anand > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Bill, > > > > Thanks, having been on this list a couple of > months > > its a little wierd addressing the regulars in > person. > > I'm almost nervous. > > > > Anyway, you guessed correct, you might say I am > not > > from or in the continental United states per se. > > I am however in the general US governed area, 7500 > > miles away in a little country we like to call > > "India." > > > > Alright, I'm done with the sarcasm now. My name is > > Dhananjay (dj for short), I am a mechanical > engineer, > > and work for the Raman research institute, where > as > > one of our projects we are building a wing-sail > > catamaran. > > > > I call it a backyard project because we are'nt > geared > > toward or have ever done anything like this in the > > past, the Institute primarily works on > Astro-physics, > > (as you can tell from the dish!) theoretical > physics > > and Liquid crystals. > > > > So, as far as expertise goes we have none. > > The project runs on the spirit of some sailing > > enthusiasts here. > > > > We are building, on campus, in Bangalore, which is > 300 > > miles from the nearest coast as I said. > > We began almost 4 years ago, and completed the > hull > > and beam design 2 years later, but started work in > > earnest about a year ago. That probably surmises > all > > there is to know. > > > > Regards, > > Dhananjay Anand > > > > > > Group Home > http://www.TheBeachcats.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Group Home http://www.TheBeachcats.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
