Seattle IOM Update
December 2012 - February 2013
Lester [Gilbert, UK] (Note Hollom’s article inspired Lester to write and add to his website his “Course Theorem” article, a largely diagrammatic explanation of the theory explaining pointing. I encourage you to check it out here: http://www.onemetre.net/Design/CourseTheorem/CourseTheorem.htm) (8/16/12) Hi Bob, Thanks for the newsletter, very well done as usual. If I ever have a moment to spare I might make some comments on the chine discussion! Keep up the good work, Dave [Creed, UK] (8/18/12) Hi Bob, Super to see you again in San Diego, as I'm sure you know FANTASTIC NEWSLETTER! We are willing to assist your efforts in anyway. Cheers old boy. John Ebey, USA (I think John’s offer to assist my efforts is about the nicely crafted rigs that he builds using 1mm stainless wire hooks that among other things allow him to easily remove/replace his sails without tying knots. My photos from San Diego below are a teaser, and in this future article John will hopefully explain his techniques. Making those tight little bends can’t be easy. Small is beautiful here – Editor.)
(8/19/12) Hi Bob, I really appreciate you sending me your wonderful publication. I learn a lot from her, I believe that thanks to [David Hollom’s] work and his collaborators, many practicing RC are very grateful, worldwide, since the Internet has made us a big neighborhood. In the forum thread that you already know: http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/hydrodynamics-aerodynamics/about-inclined-underwater-hull-form41874.html I was being very challenged by, intuitively, have reached the same conclusions as Dave Hollom and now, it seems, will start changing opinions. We need this, exchange information, only then the RC will
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