Re: New Outright Speed Record

On Sep 25, 12:56 pm, "hansen@......com" <han...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Dan & Others:
Kiteboarding fits the accepted definitions of sailing:

sail (sl)
n.
1. Nautical
a. A piece of fabric sewn together and fitted to the spars and
rigging
of a vessel so as to convert the force of the wind into forward
motion
of the vessel.

The kite is not fitted to the spars and rigging of the vessel. It's
flown overhead, from where it pulls the vessel by means of lines.



v.intr.
1. Nautical
a. To move across the surface of water, especially by means of a
sailing vessel.
d. To operate a sailing craft, especially for sport.

Some may argue or develop their own specialized definitions but the
kiter, bar and lines satisfy me as spars and rigging and the kite is a
sail same as a spinnaker. The only real distinction between a
traditional sailboat, windsurf kit and kiteboard kit is the level of
mechanical constraint provided by the rigging (or lack of it.) The
motive force provided to the vessel by the wind is the same.
The speed record is determined by elapsed time over 500m as measured
by an official WSSRC-certified system and observer. My opinion is the
proper start/finish method should be the nose of the vessel regardless
of type.
- Bill Hansen

On Sep 23, 8:03 pm, Dan Weiss <dwus...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

No mast . . . eh, maybe. The leading edge of a modern kite is pretty
rigid when pressurized. It weighs about as much as a short race mast
and offers a fairly decent beaning to the unaware beachgoer. Turn the
kite on its side and it looks very similar to a windsurfing sail.
Lots of different methods of getting the thing to work well, but seam
shaping and tension control remain the shared challenge of Bill
Hansen, for example, whether working on boat, board or kite sails.

I'm positive Bill believes kiting is sailing, but I'd love to hear his
take on the timing issues at a formal speed event.

.

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