lipca
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Ok, picture this:
A sailboat is on flat, calm water, with no wind. The sails are open. A fan is on the rear end of the sailboat blowing an unlimited amount of air into the sails.
Would the sailboat go forward, or reverse?
lipca
12
What is the minimum length for a sailboat capable of crossing oceans with at least two people?
lipca
12
The sailboat is traveling east at 40mph in an ocean current that moves south at 30mph. What is the resultant velocity?
I came up with 40mph southeast but I’m not sure that’s right.
lipca
07
I am an avid sailboat racer including several weeklong offshore races, but I’ve never lived on a boat before so I’m looking for advice and things to consider. I live in Houston.
lipca
06
We’re looking for a quality sailboat and would like recommendations on a good manufacturer. It appears we need something in the 40′ range. Is our budget of 80-90K reasonable? If anyone has a broker they recommend, we’re interested in that too.
We plan to live aboard for a year and keep to the waters of the Washington coast. We admit we don’t know much, but we’re willing to learn. Yes, we’ve heard owning a boat is like throwing money overboard. We may be niave and too optimistic for some people, but we figure you only live once!
Almost forgot, we need at least 6′6″ headroom!