MW Sails design process.
Just to say that sail with thick profile is something absolutely new is simply not true. In the past sailmakers of some leading brands...
20 degrees AOA in aviation terms – “nothing less than extreme".
Even canard wing aircrafts, which resistant to stall, advised AOA during landing , do not exceed more than 15 degrees. Generally low AOA...
30 degrees AOA .
30 degrees AOA is probably most common configuration when sailing square cross wind. Using example from previous post: 25kt board speed,...
40 degrees AOA Hi Load.
Hi load in windsurfing is not unusual. Just an example: if sailing 90 degrees, true wind - 25kt, with board speed 25kt, apparent wind...
High load, 50 degrees AOA (Angle of Attack), accelerated stall.
I have to say that Lüderitz-Speed challenge organizers put last year’s (2017) event in much better light. Channel is wider, safer and...
Symmetrical airfoils.
These airfoils have been in use for quite a while. Besides America's cup catamarans, there is a number of windsurfing sail designers who...
CFD Study of Traditional and Wing Sails.
These series of blog posts will contribute to understanding how traditional profile works and what gives thick profile superiority. In...
