VIDEO: Paul Larsen on Vestas SailRocket Mk2 - part two

Articulating beams, feathering one tack solid wingsails and lifting leeward floats explained

Thursday March 10th 2011, Author: James Boyd, Location: United Kingdom

Following on from part one of this video, in part two Paul Larsen provides us with more detail about his SailRocket Mk2 speed sailor including what 'should' happen if the foil breaks (ie it shouldn't backflip this time), how and why the cross beam articulates, the subtlies of the solid wing sail and how it feathers and the role of the unusual hook down to leeward, etc.

This is video is 17 minutes long (Larsen can talk...) and so takes a while to get going.  To view in full screen click the icon in the bottom RH corner).

 

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  • 137157 11/03/2011 - 20:56

    I hope "Larsen can talk" was said tongue in cheek; he, with his 'warts and all' detailing of all their efforts, successes AND failures, is THE most interesting person on the planet when it comes to wind powered motion. More leading edge tech stuff like this, and less PR blurb from mega-buck hollow log sponsors I say, anybody agree?

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