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Publications

News Publications 

Catalyst 55 is now available for paid-up members

13th October 201913th October 2019 AYRS Webmaster 0 Comments

In the Forum at https://www.ayrs.org/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=37 If you’re not already registered on the Forum you will need to register and be

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Catalyst 54 is now available for paid-up members

8th January 201913th October 2019 AYRS Editor 0 Comments

Catalyst 54 is now available for paid-up members In the Forum at https://www.ayrs.org/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=37 If you’re not already registered on the

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AYRS announces Catalyst No 49

28th September 201527th November 2017 AYRS Webmaster

AYRS announces Catalyst No 49 … … is now available, and can be downloaded from here. Online members will shortly

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Upcoming Events

  1. CANCELLED – AYRS South-East UK meeting

    24 January @ 10:00 - 15:30
  2. AYRS Annual General Meeting (on Zoom)

    24 January @ 19:15 - 21:15
  3. Zoom meeting – talk by John Welsford – joint with the Dinghy Cruising Association

    13 February @ 19:30 - 21:30
  4. AYRS Zoom Meeting – Members Projects

    13 March @ 19:30 - 22:30
  5. AYRS Zoom Meeting (provisional date)

    10 April @ 19:30 - 22:00

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RSS Forum – latest posts

  • Welcome to the AYRS Forums • Re: Hello from SF Bay - Tilt wing
    The closest I know to what you seem to have in mind is Dingbat. There is a web site, but it hasn't been updated since 2008: https://www.dingbat.com.au/Latest.htmlI have been idly thinking about doing something similar with a KiteWing (https://kitewing.com/), which is a hand held 4sqm wing that resembles a hangglider. But I have enough other […]
  • Events & other announcements • Weymouth Speedweek 2021
    I am informed that Weymouth Speedweek 2021 will be from 9th to 15th October, and that the AYRS meeting on Speedsailing will be on 15th at Weymouth Sailing Club. More details on the Events list of this website.Statistics: Posted by AYRS Secretary — Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:09 pm
  • Technical Papers for review and comment • Re: Howard Fund
    Unfortunately I’m not able to do that due to the location of main sheet holding point.But it’s not so important afterward. But, what is surprising with this boat, is that he is faster before wind! And that’s incredible! So I try to figure how and I find that the drag coefficient of the sails configuration […]
  • Technical Papers for review and comment • Re: Howard Fund
    I forgot that the masts are a bit ahead of the rotation axis.Even so, can the rig be rotated so far that the forward and aft sails are along a line parallel to the centreline? Could the forward sail be sheeted in far enough for upwind work? That should still be the closest comparison to […]
  • Technical Papers for review and comment • Re: Howard Fund
    Hi Robert!Yes, it’s a great idea, but... In fact, I’m not able to put one sail directly behind the other one, with my rig. If one sail sits in the boat axis, the other one lays on windward or leeward side. So, on close reach, close hauled and let’s say, beam reach the comparison with […]

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