Re: TEASER
Steve Barnes (Oldsurfdude@worldnet.att.net)
Sun, 23 May 1999 11:16:06 -0700
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Muskraattt@aol.com wrote:
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> if that argument were true... a water skier would never be able to pass the
> towing boat by taking a wide angle turn, and we all know that it is possible
> to travel faster than the force applied in a one directional vector system.
> example.. see venturie effect.
> Rob Mitchell
But I think that is adding centrifugal force to the towing force, which
is not quite the same as apparent wind on a foil force, right? Dudes?
:)
Steve Barnes, now a lurker, sailing a Capri-16, #74, in San Diego.
(former WWP-14 skipper)
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