>
>>I think sailboats lower their sails just as the curve starts
>>to get interesting for ham antennas!
>[Peter Frenning] Even our biggest imaginable antennas wouldn't do much in
>moving a 40 foot sailboat! The forces involved in speeding thode things along
>at 6+ knots are incredible. In addition a boatmast has to withstand all kinds
>of forces, twisting, bending and compression. I've seen boat literally ripped
>apart before the mast failed (I've also seen inadequately adjusted masts fail
>for no apparent reason).
>Think about this: an average rcing cruiser at 40' sports something like 130
>sqm (that's about 1300 sq feet) of canvas WITHOUT the spinnaker! Hoist the
>balloon and you double the area, and it's by no means a steady force - quite
>the contrary.
>
>>
>>Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
>>k6ll@juno.com
>
>Also, sailboats MOVE with the wind reducing the effective windspeed relative
>to the mast. I hope your tower stays put . . .
>[Peter Frenning] Have you ever been in a racing boat in gale force winds
>with the spinnaker up cutting into the wind?
>relative windspeeds are almost double the real thing! and THIS is what
>separates the men (and correctly rigged boats) from the boys.
>
>Stan w7ni@teleport.com
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