Last race, no wind, offseason, national champion etc.

Today the last race of our national champ series took part at Koseze pond. The picture below sums up the whole race:

It was like that almost all the time. Damn drifters :(
Dispite the lack of wind i had a good time, just chatting and debating about prototypes present at the race.

The race went allright for me, finishing most of the races in second place, behind the best light air boat:

prototype one, nothing that special about the boat, just anice looking setup, only thing i would change is the bulb

it caries a boom with a sort of trolley setup, creating an overlap of sails, like a genoa does on real boats.

The above prototype was in the water, but not racing. It is here to stay so we will have a chance to get to know more about it next season.

prototype no. two, a almost 2000g very heavy wingsail boat, the wing has direct control from a 180deg servo, the flap is also trimable

Great props are to be given for inovation, but an about 3000cmsq wing can't cope with fila or #93 and their 5000something sqcm riggs, also i think that fat profiles with no camber don't realy work in low wind conditions(up to 3-4m/s) where renolds numbers for 30cm chord are below 50000.

The winged prototype was also special under the waterline, carying this bending keel with a winged bulb

proto number three, a wingmasted swing rigg, the sails were somewat to stiff

under powered, far a boat as hevy as fila, but a great idea, with a food box hatch wich must be nice to use compared to my patches

underwater a classic setup is to be found, carbon everything, and a half profile bulb

will be great to se this boat sailing in winds, when the rigg functions as it should

the mast from above, carbontube, two wire cut stirodur halves wraped in dacron

a KARO being build by one of the guys

it was a good day i was second in the race, a good margin behind #93 but also barely touchable by the rest of the fleet.
I am also the national champion of 2013, with two wins and two second places on the scoreboard

the two medals(silver second place in the race, and gold for national champ)