Category: sailing

Since the Americas Cup is at the doorstep, I made a model of a wingrigg and tested in the wind tunnel.

Fabio had the idea to film the air flow around the viking ship from inside the wind tunnel, with his GoPro Hero4. Thanks you for lending it to me, Fabio! I was able to play a little bit with it Read More …

To show the effects of different sail profiles on the air flow, I built a “sheet” of small wood bars and light fabric, which are backed with a rubber band. A profile attached to a servo controller can be pressed against Read More …