A bit of holiday cheer from the 99% choir, where's the climate leadership, and a cool way to get to the store...
So, we were talking about sharpies and sharpie questions, were we not? As it happens, the second most asked question about the sharpie experience is "why would anyone want such an inefficient hull form?"
Well... Is it really?
Rodger Martin mentioned recently in an email to me about his "Presto!" sharpie...
"We’ve done 13.5 knots in Presto! and hull # 2, Thorfinn, has done 15 during the Fort Lauderdale to Key West race earlier this year."Hmm... Doesn't exactly sound like an inefficient hull form does it?
Here's a question... When did you last see a round bottomed surfboard?
As someone who started surfing as a kid it just seems natural to me that a surfboard is a very efficient hull form. If you want to go fast the less shape in the water the better. Take a look at what a modern surfboard hull form by Hydrodynamica looks like...
Listening to Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
Have a great New Year!
So it goes...
