Fossett, Fossett, Fossett, .... is he really that great?

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:05:57 GMT, "Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com
wrote:

Rutan pointed out the not-too-long-ago
solo trip around the world by a woman in a sailboat.

Ellen McArthur, if I spell it correctly.

She just did it again, breaking the round-the-world record for a
keelboat solo. Likely she will be on the New Year's Honours List: Dame
Ellen!

Not bad for a young woman who used to hang around the Southampton
docks, begging sailors to take her out on their boats so she could
learn how to sail.

When McArthur made her first solo around the world, my daughter and
her now-husband met her at Cape Horn to put supplies aboard her boat.
It was designed by Merfyn Owen, and I think the new one was at well.



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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 at 05:22:28 in message
, Cub Driver
wrote:
Ellen McArthur, if I spell it correctly.

She just did it again, breaking the round-the-world record for a
keelboat solo. Likely she will be on the New Year's Honours List: Dame
Ellen!

If I am not mistaken her boat was a trimaran - does that qualify as a
'keelboat'?
--
David CL Francis

"David CL Francis" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 at 05:22:28 in message
, Cub Driver
wrote:
Ellen McArthur, if I spell it correctly.

She just did it again, breaking the round-the-world record for a
keelboat solo. Likely she will be on the New Year's Honours List: Dame
Ellen!

If I am not mistaken her boat was a trimaran - does that qualify as a
'keelboat'?

No.

--
David CL Francis

David CL Francis wrote:

If I am not mistaken her boat was a trimaran - does that qualify as a
'keelboat'?

3 keels are better than 1...

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
.. .
David CL Francis wrote:

If I am not mistaken her boat was a trimaran - does that qualify as a
'keelboat'?

3 keels are better than 1...

Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow.

Dave Stadt wrote:

Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow.

2 are faster than 1, I'd bet 3 shallow beats a single deep one,
especially when it just has 2 in the water in a strong wind...

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
.. .
Dave Stadt wrote:

Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow.

2 are faster than 1, I'd bet 3 shallow beats a single deep one,
especially when it just has 2 in the water in a strong wind...

Shallow keels in general aren't worth much. The stronger the wind the
deeper you want.

Many have tried two but have not been successful. Two are good for
grounding though as the boat sits upright nice waiting for the tide to come
in. Keels are wings remember.

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
.. .
Dave Stadt wrote:

Actually a boat with 3 keels would be horribly slow.

2 are faster than 1, I'd bet 3 shallow beats a single deep one,
especially when it just has 2 in the water in a strong wind...

You are missing the technical definition of a keel boat. Tri hulls and
Catamarans are not keelboats. Deep displacement sailboats without moveable
centerboards are keel boats.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

You are missing the technical definition of a keel boat. Tri hulls and
Catamarans are not keelboats. Deep displacement sailboats without moveable
centerboards are keel boats.

I kneaux that, you and Dave are missing the irony of my point. I seem to
remember the Kiwi's bringing their supersized keel boat to a race here
in the US quite awhile back and losing to a 2 hulled blow boat that
allows one side to fly [somewhat back on topic] when the winds are
sufficient...

Hence more hulls in this race, wins by design...

Most every boat hull has a "keel", some just geaux deeper in the water
than others... A Louisiana Jon Boat [flatbottom] comes to mind... g