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3-D SAIL DESIGN PRODUCES VIRTUAL WIND TUNNEL

UK Sailmakers uses very powerful 3-D CAD/CAM software for sail design, which create virtual 3-D molds that can be digitally sliced into two-dimensional panels that when joined back together re-create a full-size version of the designed mold. Thanks to powerful…

2300-MILE X-DRIVE TEST DRIVE

WESTERLY’s X-Drive main and Tape-Drive No. 3. Jill Fitz Hirschbold photo.  The 2016 edition of the 2,300-mile Victoria to Maui race proved to be a barnburner with the first three boats to finish beating the record of 9 days and 2…