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Las Virgenes Unified School District
The Board of Education recognized the serious substance abuse problems, including but not limited to illegal/unhealthy drug, alcohol and tobacco use in our community and society. This is a problem that endangers all segments of our educational community, including students, parents and district personnel. The problem of substance abuse adversely affects the ability of all people to function at their highest potential physically, emotionally, intellectually and socially in both the school and community environments.
The Board of Education is responsible for strengthening existing policies and adopting new policies, regulation and procedures that assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive drug-alcohol-tobacco abuse prevention, intervention and suppression program of the highest possible quality consistent with the latest research and laws governing substance abuse programs.
LVUSD policies convey a no-use philosophy; address the risk factors identified through research; promote a student-school-community partnership; promote a safe school environment; encourage a non-punitive alternative for self-referral; promote the establishment of student assistance programs; promote a healthy exchange of information between students, parents, school personnel and other supporting agencies through the protection of confidentiality at all times; promote staff training, parent education and proper involvement of law enforcement personnel. At all times, existing school district policies, procedures, and school, civil and health codes must be upheld.
ENFORCEMENT/DISCIPLINE
The Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent or designee to take appropriate action to eliminate possession, use and sale of alcohol and other drugs and related paraphernalia on school grounds, at school events, or in any situation in which the school is responsible for the conduct and well-being of students. Students possessing, selling and/or using alcohol or other drugs or other related paraphernalia will be subject to disciplinary procedures which may result in suspension or expulsion. School authorities may search student and school properties for the possession of alcohol and other drugs as long as such searches are conducted in accordance with law, board policy and other administrative regulations.
CHOICES PROGRAM
The "Choices" program is designed to provide an alternative to expulsion. It is supportive and educational rather than strictly punitive. Students who have violated the disciplinary guidelines regarding use/possession of alcohol or illegal substances or drug paraphernalia as a first offense will have the following consequence:
A five-day suspension from school.
Suspension from any co-curricular/extra-curricular activities/athletics for a minimum of twelve (12) weeks. Students may return to their sport/activity providing all requirements of the "Choices" program have been completed. Any exceptions to this policy may be appealed to the Director of Secondary Education.
Upon recommendation of the principal, ASB officers/commissioners may be removed from office for the remainder of the school year pursuant to rules and procedures governed by ASB by-laws.
Mandatory participation in a 12-step (minimum of four sessions) in the "Choices" Program Student Group that will meet at least once per week and will include various assignments.
Mandatory participation in a 12-step (minimum of four sessions) program concurrent with the "Choices" Program Student Group meetings.
Mandatory participation in random "on-demand" urine analysis/alcohol testing. Students will be tested for the duration of the time they are enrolled in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Results of the urine/analysis/alcohol test will be given to the school and to the parents.
If at any time after the "Voluntary Consent to Discipline" is completed a student tests positive for alcohol/illegal drugs, or avoids/tampers with the urine analysis/alcohol test, the student will receive an immediate suspension with a recommendation for expulsion.
Mandatory parent participation in an essential component of the "Choices" program. Parents are required to attend a minimum of five scheduled parent support meetings during their student's enrollment in the eight-week "Choices" program.
Parents will also attend a minimum of one 12-step meeting to understand the 12-step process and their role within the family structure.
Students referred to the "Choices" program who are attending the Las Virgenes Unified School District on an inter-district transfer permit will have their permit cancelled and be referred back to their school of residence.

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Day in the Life: Ep. 2 | Keith Smith
Falcons fullback takes us inside the locker room for a game of SpikeBall with Calvin Ridley, on the practice field and home in this episode of 'Day in the Life' presented by Emory Healthcare.
Jacob Tuioti-Mariner reflects on his standout play that helped secure the Atlanta Falcons win over the Las Vegas Raiders during Week 12.
Some Falcons players to look out for, and taking on Tom Brady and the Bucs | Face-to-Face
While the Falcons might be eliminated from the playoffs, there is still some season left. Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer take a look at some young players that are bright spots in the Falcons lineup that fans should keep an eye out for in the next few weeks and even 2021 as well. In Week 15 the Atlanta Falcons take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is a tough division opponent that will be fighting for their playoff spot. So what will be the secret in order for the Falcons to contain Tom Brady and get past Tampa Bay's defense? Listen in on this weeks Face-to-Face.
Avoiding the blame game: a deep-dive into the Falcons offense, and heading west to take on Herbert and the Chargers | Face-to-Face
Atlanta Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer talk about last Sunday's disappointing outcome against the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons fell 20-16 with what looked like several opportunities in the Red Zone that fell short. Kelsey and Dave take a deep-dive into the final plays of the fourth quarter to explain exactly what went down and why you can't blame any one person for the team coming up short in the final seconds.The Falcons will head out to the west coast for week 14 to take on the Los Angeles Chargers and rookie quarterback Justin Herbert.
Hayden Hurst wanted everything to be over. But, he was given a second chance in life.
Falcons tight end Hayden Hurst and his family share a powerful story on his personal fight with mental illness, breaking the stigma, and his life mission to raise awareness around mental health issues in children and adolescents.
Can Falcons carry momentum from Raiders win into rematch against the Saints? | Face-to-Face
Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer take a look at the week 12 win against the Las Vegas Raiders and what the Falcons can do to carry on the momentum into their rematch at home against the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons lost to the Saints in Week 11 on the road in New Orleans, but their performance this past Sunday has shown that they are not a team to be taken lightly. Repping their throwback black uniforms, the Falcons will be ready to play their biggest division rivals this Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Falcons first round pick A.J. Terrell reflects on first career interception | My Falcons First
Falcons 2020 first round draft pick A.J. Terrell from Clemson reflects on his first career interception in week 6 of the regular season. The young cornerback picked off Kirk Cousins in the Falcons 40-23 win against the Minnesota Vikings with a miraculous catch between his legs.
What improvements are needed before Gruden and the Raiders? | Face-to-Face
Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer talk about what happened Sunday against the Saints, and what needs to be improved on offense before they take on the Las Vegas Raiders for week 12 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Midseason superlatives for Julio Jones, Todd Gurley, and evaluating the Saints without Drew Brees | Face-to-Face
Atlanta Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer name their top player picks based on the performances from the Falcons' first half of the season. Returning from a bye week and now facing a road game against the New Orleans Saints, the Falcons must prepare for their biggest division rival as well as an offense that will not be led by Drew Brees.
How should the Falcons prepare for Drew Lock and the Broncos? | Face-to-Face
Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer talk about what is working for the Falcons, and what is not working for the Falcons as the team prepares for Week 9 against the Denver Broncos.
Rise Up & Vote: Moment to Movement
Atlanta Falcons players share the importance of using your voice to make a difference by registering to vote, educating yourself and casting your ballot. For 15 years, the Falcons have made voting a priority for their players, now, they are urging their communities to make it a priority to Rise Up and Vote!
Olamide Zaccheaus's first career catch and touchdown | My Falcons First
Wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus takes us through what went through his mind on his way to scoring his first career touchdown with the Atlanta Falcons in 2019 against the Carolina Panthers. Zaccheaus' score is the longest touchdown pass of Matt Ryan's career and the third-longest passing play in franchise history.
Decisions, decisions: Julio Jones & Matt Ryan trade rumors, and previewing Thursday Night Football | Face-to-Face
Atlanta Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer talk about the lasting effects different decisions have had on the team, some trader rumors involving Matt Ryan and Julio Jones, and the upcoming prime-time rematch against the Carolina Panthers for Thursday Night Football.
Behind the scenes: Designing the Rise Up & Vote cleats
Go behind the scenes and see how the custom designed Rise Up & Vote cleats were made and developed from the beginning.
Sticker Statements: Falcons players deliver personal messages with helmet stickers
LaRoy Reynolds wears Joshua Johnson's name on his helmet. Allen Bailey's helmet remembers Ahmaud Arbery. Steven Means wears Dennis Browning Jr's name on his helmet. Chris Lindstrom's reads 'Stop Hate'. Darqueze Dennard declares that 'Black Lives Matter'. Some were friends. Some are personal messages. But all the helmet stickers have personal meaning to the men wearing them. Listen to five Falcons players share their reason for choosing the sticker on their helmet.
Success in week 6 and how the Falcons can keep up the momentum against the Lions | Face-to-Face
Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons Quarterback Dave Archer dive into the secret behind the Falcons' success in week 6 against the Minnesota Vikings and how they can replicate it for their next home game against the Detroit Lions. Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford face off and we've got all the details for what to look forward to in week 7.
Day in the Life: Ep. 4 | Russell Gage
Follow along as Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage takes us inside the locker room, on the plane, and to Green Bay in this episode of 'Day in the Life'. Guest appearances include Deion Jones, Foye Oluokun, and Olamide Zaccheaus.
Evaluating the first quarter of the season, preparing for first division opponent | Face-to-Face
Atlanta Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer dive into the details of the teams performance in its first 4 games of the 2020 season. What needs to be done as they prepare to face their first division opponent of the season, the Carolina Panthers?
Can the Falcons turn it around for Monday Night Football? | Falcons Face-to-Face
Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback Dave Archer discuss the Falcons 0-3 start as they gear up to play Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers for Monday Night Football. What is happening with the Falcons and how can they adjust for week 4?
Key takeaways from week 1 and how the Falcons can stop Ezekiel Elliott and the Cowboys | Face to Face
Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Atlanta Falcon quarterback Dave Archer discuss the key takeaways from the Falcons week 1 loss to the Seattle Seahawks and how the team can bounce back with a win for week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys.
Day in the Life: Ep. 3 | Younghoe Koo
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo took the camera around and played SpikeBall with Calvin Ridley against Julio Jones and Deion Jones. Follow along in the third episode of Day in the Life presented by Emory Healthcare.
We Never Stopped | Falcons Season Hype
In a year of uncertainty, we never stopped working. We kept building. We added key players including Todd Gurley and Hayden Hurst. We drafted a strong group of rookies including A.J. Terrell and Marlon Davidson. The Falcons never stopped working and they are ready to ball.
Anticipating week one against the Seahawks | Face to Face
Kelsey Conway and David Archer dive into the anticipation behind week one as the Falcons take on the Seahawks for the first home-opener this Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Playing games without fans, and naming some Training Camp winners | Face to Face
Falcons insider Kelsey Conway and former Falcons quarterback David Archer speak on what the 2020 season could be like without fans in the building, and a few players they think might be the biggest winners of AT&T Training Camp.
Matt Ryan relives epic game winner vs. Eagles | 'Let's make them PAY!'
in 2019, quarterback Matt Ryan audible'd to a screen play to Julio Jones that ended up going to the house for a 54-yard touchdown. The play put the Falcons on top with about two minutes to play and Atlanta would hold on for the victory. Listen to Ryan breakdown the play and the history going into the game with the Philadelphia Eagles.


Academic publishers and societies have taken legal action against scientific networking site ResearchGate for copyright violations. A team named Coalition for Responsible Sharing has been formed to restrict ResearchGate downloading and copying articles from published journal articles. The members of this coalition team include the American Chemical Society, Brill, Elsevier, and Wiley and Wolters Kluwer.
Plagiarism means copying or in some way reproducing someone else's work without giving them credit or acknowledgement. In many ways, it is a form of stealing consistent with the etymological root of 'plagiarism', which in Latin means 'kidnapping'. Using another's work without permission and/or credit signals one of three different situations: copyright breach, plagiarism or invasion of privacy (Branscum, 1991; Howard, 2003; Leval, 1990).
You are using only a fraction and not the complete item.
You give credit to the original source.
The item has been published and is, therefore, not private.
Your use of the material will not affect the market value of the original.
Government documents are considered public property and are not copyrighted. This does not mean to say, that you can copy material from them without citing the source. Or else, this would be plagiarism. If you reproduce a work or part of a work without acknowledging the original creator, and present it as being your own, you are plagiarizing, even in cases where the work is not copyrighted.
Copyright protects only the tangible expression of an idea, not the idea itself. Plagiarism regulations cover the unacknowledged reproduction of the idea itself. Individual scholars produce and publish ideas for their livelihood, and any unacknowledged use of their hard work is both injury and insult. These accounts for the heavy penalties universities impose on students convicted of plagiarism; although legal sanctions do not apply in such cases, the ethical violation carries an equally serious consequence, exclusion (temporary or permanent) from the community.
Summarizing – expressing in your own words the gist of a document, and citing the source.
Paraphrasing – expressing in your own words the gist of a part of an idea, and citing the source.
Quoting – copying the exact words of a section of the original document, putting them in quotation marks to set them off from your own words, and citing the source.
All ideas that you take from other texts need referencing. The only exception is common knowledge. Common knowledge consists of propositions and statements that did not originate with the writer, but that are accepted facts in the wider community. Examples include such propositions as 'Berlin is the capital of Germany', 'The Earth is a planet' and 'Three plus two equals five'. This, however, is not always so straightforward because knowledge, in many cases, is dependent on the community in which it is used. When using another's work you may also be invading their privacy, a legally sanctioned offence. This generally occurs when you publicize information that the originator kept personal or private. If you publish your roommate's journal on the Internet, for example, you are infringing on their privacy. If you publish the journal and present it as your own, you are also plagiarizing.
As the last example shows, the professional world presents a challenge to conventions regarding plagiarism. Instances exist in business and industry where presenting another's work as your own is an accepted practice. Examples include boilerplate text and public relations documents. Boilerplate is standardized text that can be reproduced verbatim, or with minor alterations, for different audiences and documents. For instance, letters sent to clients to inform them of company developments or changes work on the boilerplate model, all recipients get basically the same letter, with only the opening address differing. In such cases, the individual whose name appears on the document is not the same as the one who wrote a section of the document.
Public relations documents are also often anonymous, attributed to anyone who may be a PR officer at a particular time, or written by someone other than the one whose name appears on the document. For instance, corporate websites and promotional material, such as brochures, often contain segments written by different individuals, and they can be updated by rewriting some sections, reorganizing information by cutting and pasting from different sections, etc. Â all without acknowledging the original source. Furthermore, speeches and articles of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), and other senior personnel, are more often than not written by the company's professional writers, but presented as the CEO's own words. The original writer in these cases has nothing to show but financial remuneration and secret pride. These cases are more variants than aberrations of the plagiarism conventions discussed in the previous section. In the corporate world, the company takes precedent over the individual in matters of production. In many cases, new staffs are asked to sign agreements stating that their work belongs to the company; producing material that the company can use is part of their job description. This is publicly known and acknowledged as business convention; therefore the CEO who puts his name on an article written by his writers is not morally or legally reprehensible. In such instances, the corporation is seen as a body, and acting as an individual. Stepping outside the boundaries of a company, however, would transgress this convention. If a writer of X company, for example, used material that a writer of Y company wrote, he/she would no doubt be plagiarizing. Other documents, especially those that involve major finalisable projects, follow rules akin to those of academic contexts. For example, proposals to management for funding and/or approval of a project always include writers' names, and so do reports describing the results of an investigation. Also, in such reports, the writers are expected to cite their sources of information, and to quote, summarize and paraphrase as appropriate. Besides giving credit where it is due, citing sources, in both professional and academic contexts, enhances a writer's accountability as well.


Dream about dating boyfriends best friend | What Does It Mean When You Dream About Your Boyfriend?
What Does It Mean When You Dream About Your Boyfriend's Best Friend?
In waking life we are not friends just coworkers. Is this dream informing me of some underlying dynamics I could have with this person? It could also indicate that they possess personal qualities that you admire. This is perfectly normal and acceptable. Because I hurt after getting rejected by a guy I liked a lot. We'll my boyfriend was all cuddled up with her boyfriend and I was uncomfortable with the dude who liked me beside me.
To dream that your ex-boyfriend is admitted into the hospital means that you are still dealing with the break-up. It is often said that our most meaningful dreams tend to occur between 2 and 7 in the morning. You still care for her even though the two of you are no longer together. If he threatens bodily harm, however, it might be best to take this as a literal, real dream, and act according. Also I was extremely nervous to post this comment. You know, all the really fun stuff.
A marriage in itself is symbolic of a promise, a union, and a change. You could wind up hurting your very trusting boyfriend and lose him. If you are worried about a very important day that is coming up, then you might have a nightmare where that big day turns into a disaster. Dreams like this are completely normal and the more real they seem, the longer they take to get out of your head. Carrying a book in the right hand denotes a prosperous year. If you get married in a dream, it could still feel as real as getting married in real life.
If the woman is wearing perfume, then one could expect good news and a commendation for his work. There are many different situations that can happen in life, but we will only present the ones that are most common among people. Just tell me what the heck is going on! If you dream that a part of your body is being crushed, then it suggests that you are being prevented to full express yourself. But at least they don't mean that someone's taking an unauthorized ride on your love's baloney pony, or illicitly jamming on their clam! The qualities that this person has might be qualities that you seem to be lacking in. Try to look at your current relationship and see if you can think of ways to be more romantic.
What Does It Mean When You Dream About Your Boyfriend?
Pay attention to the person that you are matched with, he or she will be a mirror reflecting your own qualities. A boyfriend leaving you in a dream may mean that certain aspects of your life are no longer helpful or supportive for you. To dream that your boyfriend or girlfriend is breaking up with you indicates that your relationship is moving to the next level. Your boyfriend may also be interested in moving forward. He makes this face when I hug other dudes and he kinda stands up for me in a way. It is a sort of way for you to reaffirm your love for yourself.
If you are a woman and dream that you are the best man indicates that you are breaking down gender roles. In particular, if you are dreaming of your first kiss, then it may just be the anticipation of experiencing your actual first kiss. Alternatively, you feel that you are not measuring up to the expectations of others. Dreams About Your Boyfriend With Your Best Friend When you dream about your boyfriend with your best friend, you may wake up with feelings of serious concern or sadness. They are the way your brain exercises itself during your sleep.
What Does It Mean When You Dream About Your Ex Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
A supportive or co-operative aspect of yourself. This could turn out badly and be detrimental to your relationships with both of them. We start to leave and as we walk through the door she ask me to be her boyfriend. Even if she or he is not interested, at least you can move on and stop wasting time on her or him. Perhaps you have done some unspeakable or bad deeds that you wish to reconcile with the friend. We kissed and got intimate as well. This will help your relationship become stronger as the two of you share your intimate thoughts and feelings.
When we go to sleep, we have a series of dreams, though sometimes we will only remember one or two of them once we wake up. Dating a Crush To dream about dating a crush, it suggests that you should take the chance and start the potential relationship. I was the one left with that boy. What this dream might really mean is that you could be giving too much of your time and energy to that person. Often these kinds of dreams that include your boyfriend reflect real life concerns you have with them whether they are good or bad.
It can also be used to interpret virtual actions in a dream. Take all of these clues together and reflect that with your waking life. Alternatively, the dream may mean that you have moved on with your life. Relationship dreams offer advice and guidance. If the boyfriend in your dreams is loving and kind then that could mean you subconsciously believe that you are a person worthy of being loved. Whether or not you actually have romantic feelings for that friend is something that only you can figure out.
Such a dream can indicate that you are arriving at an important chapter in your life. To dream that your ex-boyfriend is giving you a ring or proposing to you implies that your relationship with him made you feel whole and complete. Maybe you wish you could be more outgoing like this person, or maybe this person intimidates you. The dream was just so odd to mean. When we , it can be startling and painful — but luckily, it doesn't mean that you have some secret inside information about your friend's health. Perhaps the dream is telling you that you need to inject some more romance into your waking relationship.


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Jimmy Kimmel Responds To President Trump's Oscar Ratings Remark
Trump seems to be focused on the wrong ratings.
Tod Perry
Former President Barack Obama on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in October 2016. Photo via Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images.
Jimmy Kimmel reminded Trump that he's paying attention to the wrong ratings.
Conservative media seemed to be overjoyed this week when it was reported that the 90th Academy Awards, on March 4, were the lowest rated since Nielsen started measuring them in 1974. The show's host, Jimmy Kimmel, has been a vocal critic of the president and the show's focus on diversity and equality was seen as an affront to conservative values. They seemed to gladly ignore the fact that this decline in awards show view ratings has been going on for years.
Hey @JimmyKimmel,
How does it feel to be responsible for the lowest rated Oscars in history?
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 6, 2018\n
Related: This years #Oscars look like they'll be the lowest rated of all time. It's almost like people don't want to spend their free time being condescended, lectured & ostracized. I guess people are weird like that.https://t.co/0bizAva7FN https://t.co/7WX5RYnzpr
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) March 5, 2018\n
Lowest rated Oscars ever. Lost 16% of viewers. All us deplorable racists, sexists, homophobes, Islamphobes tuned out. We elected @realDonaldTrump Our jobs is done.
— Wayne Allyn Root (@RealWayneRoot) March 6, 2018\n
Ratings-obsessed President Trump was so delighted by the news, he took a victory lap on Twitter.
Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY. Problem is, we don't have Stars anymore - except your President (just kidding, of course)!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 6, 2018\n
Jimmy Kimmel, however, shot back with a tweet that was both hilarious and true.
Thanks, lowest rated President in HISTORY. https://t.co/E01UgDaZ3T
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 6, 2018\n
According to Gallup, after his first year in office, Trump had the lowest approval ratings of any president since the poll began in 1953. Trump's first-year approval ratings averaged 38.4%, more than 10 points lower than the second-lowest rated, Bill Clinton, who averaged 49.3% in his first year. According to Gallup, Trump currently holds a 39% approval rating.
A poll by Quinnipiac University released on March 7, shows that American voters think Trump is the worst of the 13 presidents who have held the office since 1945.
On the other hand, compared to his contemporaries, Kimmel seems to be one of the more popular Oscar hosts. An unscientific poll taken by Variety says he's the second most popular after Ellen DeGeneres.
Ellen DeGeneres 49.26%
Jimmy Kimmel 23.88%
Seth McFarlane 9.9%
Chris Rock 9.37%
Neil Patrick Harris 7.48%


New fronds were beginning to sprout from the base of a palm tree. Skeletal fern leaves remain as a memory of previous growth.
You are welcome, thank you for commenting.
These are absolutely beautiful. The skeletons appear to be made from silver and copper and gold.
I agree. It's amazing that they have survived.


Cinderella's life is storybook perfect. That is, until circumstances force her into a life of drudgery in the home of her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. But once handsome Prince Charming decides to hold a Royal Ball at the palace, things just might change for our heroine, with a little magical help from her Fairy Godmother. And a pumpkin… don't forget the pumpkin. Is Cinderella destined for a "happily ever after"? If the shoe fits… literally!
La vie de Cendrillon is storybook perfect. That is, until circumstances force her to live a life of drudgery dans la maison de sa belle-mère et ses belles-soeurs méchantes. But once the handsome Prince Charmant decides to hold un grand bal au palais, things just might change for our heroine, avec l'aide de sa marraine, la bonne fée. And a pumpkin… n'oublie pas la citrouille. Is Cinderella destined for a "happily ever after"? If the shoe fits… literally!


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Dinghy Anarchy
DC Designs
By stinky, January 10, 2008 in Dinghy Anarchy
Mal Smith 3
I thought about a swinging seat while designing the new one for my own boat. I thought that with enough practice, it might be possible to tack without moving from the seat by swinging around under the boom from one side to the other, as the boat passed through head to wind. Cowardice prevailed however, and I abandoned the idea.
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Super Anarchist
Location:South East England
Interests:Dinghies, especially box rule classes.
and unless I do a centerboard the low boom is going to make pulling a daggerboard up on a light air reach or run impossible, or at least interesting as far as the life of the daggerboard.
I have a lever vang that clears the daggerboard by about an inch. It doesn't stop me pulling the foil up: it just means I need to shove it down again before I gybe or tack.
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Location:Norfolk
As Hayden said most things have been tried in the IC class, Rob Michaels built a swinging seat, I think it challenged even his high skills of fabrication, and it was the only one done because it was very diffcult to build and did not work that well, perhaps someone else can remember it better than me, I think it was around before I started in canoes, perhaps about 1987? I saw it only once.
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Location:Yes!
Interests:if 1 does not = 1, then....?
Hard to believe Phil, but I think you're right. This may not be the place for this discussion. The Rob Micheals seat has always fascinated me, and the possibility of fast tacking and gybing is tantalizing. As long as you can stay on the seat during maneuvers. So as embarrassing as this is turning out (much to my surprise) I'm going to go ahead with it. It's nice to know the idea is still floating around, Mr. Nutter. And Phil, as you said, you did try the idea, and that counts with me.
Jim, I have snapped a Laser daggerboard that was pulled up a ways in the midst of a 35 degree shift in the midst of a gust.. No rescue boat. The couple who owned the beach I washed up on were very nice about it.
I must admit, the plethora of hydrofoils can take the blame for my interest in a vertical surface piercing foil, although I appreciate that Moth practice does not exactly apply. The Rave foiler is the most direct thought provoker. They do work. Or do they just seem to work?
I have sent a graph and a cartoon to Del Olson to get some sort of idea of legality.
So I think I'll go quiet here for a while while I work some things out, or, if anyone is interested enough and wants to go to a different thread that would be ok with me.
Does anyone know how to post pics on this forum with an iPad 2? It doesn't seem to support the offered software.
Chris Maas 26
Go for it Paul. As long as it measures as an IC, which is after all a development class, don't let the " we did that and it didn't work" sentiment dampen your enthusiasm.
I can envision your boat with the seat swung back over an I14 rudder/t-foil, tiny daggerboard, adjustable on the fly rake...
Absolutely discuss it here. But do please keep it an IC. No box to design within leads to madness.
wind_apparent 1
Location:boat shed in the middle of nowhere
Interests:um......sailing?
No box to design within leads to madness.
Steve Clark 308
Location:Where the water is thin.
Interests:Human folly.
All interesting ideas, but PLEASE before you trip lightly down the garden path, sail one of the existing boats and get a first hand understanding of what you trying to match. Chris or Kenny are not far away, and both will give you more than the time of day.
There is nothing wrong with taking a different approach to all this stuff, but I think you will have a better time and come closer to achieving your goals if you do a little bit of fieldwork before committing yourself to a design.
The boats I have raced with lee boards only had one. And it was complex figuring out whether to tuck the board in hard to the topsides or to have it far enough away that the hull and board had some way to relieve the interference drag.
Chris, I believe I will.
I was beginning to think that it was 'box to design within leads to madness, no?'.
Your aphorism is better.
How did you know about the adjustment on the fly?
I really like garden paths. But you've gleaned that already. I have intended to pester Chris Kenny et al, but every time it looks like I will be in their respective areas, something gets in the way. Although I did say hello to Chris and a couple of his hulls in Ballard (chance meeting) just before we moved over here. We used to live in Ballard.
In the recording biz we do quite a bit of 'quick and dirty' recordings (which are neither) as proof of concept. Basically you make as good a recording as you can with what you have without all the digital post, mastering remastering etc., and see if the ideas come through. You have 2 of my recordings: Essays is a 'quick and dirty' project I did at home, Nightvision is a studio project. Essays feels better. Nightvision sounds better.
There is a point to this. My goal with this canoe is to do 'quick and dirty', to see if this thing will work, if nothing else. I love quick and dirty. It's usually in the 80-90% area, so it's not too bad. And I am a product of the incredible creative ferment of the early 70's (and many of you are too), so some of you understand that delightful Albatross.
And if I match my own expectations, then I can progress to experiencing the joy of watching you guys do a horizon job on me. I have a slow, most would say stubborn learning curve, but I do stick to things. The 10,000 hour rule is kind of a religion to me. People made fun of my slow turnover rate in the backstroke for years, but I did my 20,000 metres a day of training for 6 years, and wound up being 4th in the world for a few months. It may seem I don't learn from others, but I really do pay attention. And I'm really grateful for the encouragement from you, Chris, Jim, ICU2, Mr. Nutter, Phil etc, because believe it or not, this is a big deal for me. I've been thinking about IC and NC design ever since my brief acquaintance with the Incredibly Disintegrating IC back in the mid 70's. Part of the brilliance of this class, to me, has been that there has been room for artists among the really good designer racing sailors. Kind of like Tyron, Murphy and Armstrong (big names in the early 20c art world, no?) sailing with Butler and Leo.
So if you need a reason to put up with my ravings, I hope that might do it. Adding a bit of color, as it were. As I posted earlier, I have sent Del a cartoon of my canoe (not color, alas) to see what is legal and what is not so I can move on perhaps on the Garden Path that runs through the Pale. Who knows? Some of this stuff might actually work! Intense Fun.
Steve, that's it exactly. and somehow extending the mounting out a bit seems like a sparish thing, unless it's ok to curve the bump enough, and then it's legal? I have a lot going on in the middle of the hull that will get in the way of a daggerboard, but maybe not a centerboard. hmmm.
which is worse, a long centerboard opening, or a surface piercing foil? One is definitely legal,l I suppose.
Is the deck considered the hull?
ICU2 7
More info please? for what reason are you asking, the deck is part of the hull (obvious thought) but I figure there is more to your question as it surely aimed at getting clarification about a ruling....
I think I see where your heading. You could flare the hull out you just have to be mindfull of the rules with the tape and the no hollow greater than 1mm over 1000mm and 2000mm respectively also the one concave per side and the max/min radius allowed, the simple answer is Yes but be carefull of its shape/size
I think I can see where you are going with this question. I think any extension outboard of the "deck" above the sheerline would just count as more hull. But there's nothing to stop you flaring the hull out above the 1 metre transverse taught tape measurement point, as long as any flares or bumps meet the deck line curvature rule in plan view. I don't think there is anything in the rule that says the boat has to be symmetrical, so you could just flare the hull out locally on one side of the boat to mount the leeboard.
And then you have proa! Or you could have. Who said you could do this but it would be wrong?
Or could the freeboard be fairly low in the front and rise up to the measurement station to get the height necessary from the bottom, if the curves are outside of min radii without the deck rising up too (or in other words the deck remaining flat at the lower dimension)? In other words is the skin of the hull the sides without the deck having to rise too? It's kind of cool looking...
The rule says nowhere at the measurement point shall the hull be less than 11" in depth and 30" in beam. Does this mean the sides of the freeboard of the hull, or the deck too?
Specifically a flat bottomed hull with 90 degree chines.
I guess the definition of "hull" and "deck" will be tested in this case.
The sheer line in plan view I would expect will define where the deck ends and the hull starts, the BMS and taught tapes are taken from the centre line of the hull, given the 45 degree rule at each end is defined about the centre line of the hull which then in turn requires the hull is symmetrical. Yes you can flare the hull but to create centre line you would have to have the same treatment to both sides of the hull.
Now given this exercise is about saving weight all this extra surface area (flares) I'm guessing will be equal to some extra structure internally i.e. a centre case......
I learnt allot when designing my boat, the biggest thing I learnt was how much things had to be traded for one benefit over another in the end I had my guess/gut feel for what I thought would do the job the best time will tell. I think I have a good product at least it feel really nice to sail in a good range of conditions.... Sounds like your brain is going flat out at the moment.
Or could the freeboard be fairly low in the front and rise up to the measurement station to get the height necessary from the bottom, if the curves awit outside of min radii without the deck rising up too (or in other words the deck remaining flat at the lower dimension)? In other words is the skin of the hull the sides without the deck having to rise too? It's kind of cool looking...
I read it that some point on the hull, meaning hull or deck, must be higher than 275mm (11", if you must) above the keel line. I would interperate it that if, for instance, the sheerline was less than 275 above the keel line, it could still measure in if some point on the deck was more than 275 above the keel line. Or, all of the deck could be below 275 as long as the hull topsides projected above 275. This is all measured at the nominated measurement station which is located somewhere between 1350 and 2600 forward of the stern. Elswhere you can do what you like as far as hull depth is concerned.
The blessings of a classical education.
The attention to every possible detail.......
"and Alexander wept, for he realized he had no more worlds to conquer."
Edit- this is my response to the brain flat out observation.
I should add that I think the 275mm depth measurement point has to be at, or outside of, the 750mm minimum beam. At least, that's how I interperate it.
Del? Care to opine?
It is a wonderfully steep learning curve. If a learning curve is steep enough, can you get an endorphin rush?
Dragonfly IC - nearly finished!
Perhaps this is a more concrete example: It's kind of hard to see exactly from the pics, but if the tabs for the jib track on Dragonfly are in the same plane as the sides of the hull, would they be considered the hull, or part of the deck? Basically I'm doing a bigger version of the jib track tabs on Dragonfly at my measurement location, only I'm using them as sides of the hull to get to the minimum vertical and horizontall measurement, while leaving the deck in the same lower plane throughout the hull including the section where it passes between my big swoopy vertical tabs. In other words, like the tabs on Dragonfly, the hull rises independently and above the deck. Kind of like bullworks. (Where is my spellcheck when I need it?) I'd like to nail this down, as I have regretfully moved away from LB's, and this seems like the only real issue left. I hope.
I have built a set of IC sails. I'm still messing with luff curve and mast bend. And trying to get more camber into the jib foot without mucking it up.
Higher hounds, stiffer mast tip and that unusual feature on the foredeck.
... and that unusual feature on the foredeck.
Is that a jib boom? It's a bit hard to tell from the photo.
Looks like a jib boom to me, and of course the system would be made beautifully and work just as good as it looks given the builder.....
Hayden,
Are you saying that MY jib boom is not beautifull??
I think it's more a sprit. Well maybe a boom. I call it a swing jib. The sprit/boom pivots at the mast base. Kind of like a swing rig but not tied to the main boom.
I'm not sure it's fast. I'm not even really sure it's legal.
This is of course, most excellent.
Of course, I nearly gave up LB's. Nearly. That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.
Nice curves, Chris, nice curves. If you send me your email address, I'll send some pics of some morphing symmetrical 3d epp sections. They morph into asymmetrical sections. Not nearly as nicely developed as your stuff.
More Illegal though. You are using a stick, after all. You feel the madness, though, no?
I'd be interested to know how you control that. It looks like the forestay is still attached to the foredeck?
The upstands on the deck of Dragonfly will take the ends of the jib track, they do not extend / stick out past the line of the silhouette of the hull, so are legal, not sure if it makes any difference if you call them part of the hull, deck or a fitting
That's very intresting, I think i see what you are doing but I am sure all will become clear in a few months, hope you are bringing it to Germany, mainsail looks really good as well. When are you all having to pack your boats up? for me its almost nearer than some of the open meetings in the UK (well driving time anyway)
I assume they don't stick out looking down on the hull sides from above. And I really like 'em. Elegant design. Can you look at them as a vertical unbroken extension of the hull, or are they inboard of the sheer? If the former, I'm a bit moRe sanguine about the legality of my approach.
It looks like you're coupling main and jib control to the sheet? If so, this is one of the finest traditional design avenues in sailing dinghy and canoe running rigging design. IIRR the Canoesletter and AYRS have been full of articles about this. When I was a teenager, I was convinced that a gentleman who figured out an elegant solution to this problem could be knighted. Really.
It should be legal.
Andy P 10
The upstands/jib track mounts are 1.5mm thick carbon plates, bonded to the inner skin of the hull, and angled so that they lean in a little, so definitely not extending past the sheer line in plan view.
The rules don't really make a distinction between the hull and deck. ( 'hull' kinda covers everything )
Leeboards don't sound a good idea to me...
My camber-induced unarig was faster than the bolt-rope conversion , but the bolt rope sail was more managable when tacking, after capsizing, launching, on the beach, rigging and derigging.
Thanks Andy, I am officially off DB's.
And they say men can't commit.
One of the big differences between your una rig and Phil's was that you ran your sail pretty much down to the deck, which would seem to give your rig what 15-20% more luff than most of the mainsails out there. (Most, Jim.) So how did you think your rigs did upwind? Was the difference between the Camber Induced and the Bolt sails height and speed? Did your mast rotate on either rig?
I had many versions... the long luff + vang pusher worked Ok, but the boom was a bit low.
Boom on the crewdeck, pusher on the mast stump, so no vang loads on the mast.
The next mod had a shorter luff, but higher boom, but still kicked up for headroom clearance, and this was better. Boom on the mast stump, conventional vang.
The next mod was the mast rotating with the boom, conventional vang ( int moth style ) - this worked best. ( i could get under the boom )
Next was to convert the sail/mast to boltrope - much better for handling afloat and ashore, but not as fast.
The camber induced rig was faster upwind - pointing higher, or going faster - I could feel it was low drag.
But... impossible to turn off the power, and it was always one side or the other, and usually the wrong side when it got difficult.
The board is further aft with una rig, and was mostly under the seat when downwind, so could only lift the board a bit.
Just another reason why I won't be knighted any time soon.
The swing of the jib is controlled by p&s guys and is entirely de-coupled from the main boom and sheet. It should make mark roundings a bit of a fire drill. I don't imagine I'll deploy it if it's blowing over 15.
You can see why I put such a big window in the jib. Otherwise I can't see where I'm going.
When in the centerline position, do you lock the tack down to the foredeck somehow? Otherwise, how do you get enough forestay tension?
Yes, the end of the jib boom gets pulled down by what was the old forestay control.
FWIW I had the first opportunity to sail my wide stern ex one design IC against other ICs this weekend. The weather varied from very windy to extremely windy, and boat speed was largely irrelevant. The best boat handlers did best, and I'm not one of them... Still think its a bit easier to sail with the wide stern, but it didn't stop me falling in enough times that I ran out of energy before making the start of the first race on day one... I honestly have no idea whether the performance vis a vis other ICs has changed I did manage to lead the fleet round the windward mark in one race on day two, but that was managing to get a shift right rather than boat speed I think.
Lord, I miss the Salish Sea.
If anyone is interested, Del sent me back an email on the legality of my Design Thoughts Whilst Tripping Down the Garden Path,:
No DB because of projections rule
Hull/deck: if I understand it correctly is governed by the fair curve part of the rule, no concave more than 100mm, so some relief there, at least a small compromise on my part.
Oh- is the zipper under the boom, sleeve above the boom still legal? Saw that I think in an early part of this thread. Like page 10 or something.
Could I get some learned opinion here? By raising the jib foot up off the foredeck I have lost the endplate of the deck.
How important is that endplate? And since I am off the deck now anyway would it be a better use of my limited sail area to hoist it up another 8" or so into cleaner air? Or maybe cut that 8" off the foot of the jib and add it to the main?
I worry about this too because I use a jib boom. According to Marchaj (from memory) the end plate effect rapidly diminishes as the gap inceases. If you want to make good use of end plate effect, it's important to have the foot sitting right on the deck. So I guess that means that if you have a significant gap already, making it a bigger gap wont make much difference.
How important is that endplate?
From what I can make out back in the 60s when jibs were moved down the forestay onto the deck the idea spread amongst classes very quickly indeed, so you'd think the benefits must have been pretty significant, but I have no numbers to offer...
There is a study done by Bill Hansen that centered around a 25mm gap, which seemed to be significant. I can't find the articles I know I have on the measured difference in pressure between the two sides of a jib, but in my conversations with Bill about a sail, he has said it is amazing what efficiencies you can get with just the first 20-30% of the chord endplated. I used to drive my dad crazy putting tufts under the foot of his jib to see what kind of airflow was going on under there, and even more that an inch would get the tufts moving to the low pressure side, which would be anecdotal to Bill's more formal study. Maybe Bill could chime in here?
My personal feeling is that if it isn't scraping the deck at least near the leading edge, there's no endplate. But fences do have some effect on the flow underneath them- I wonder since you're making your own sails now, Chris, if you could sew (glue?) in a rigid piece of shaped foam at the bottom of the jib that might help? Kind of like what the J boats used to call the Madison Avenue boom, which was a T shaped cross section. If it was shaped in such a way that the flow underneath was broken up into small vortices, the pressure difference might get ' stuck' there. At least the high pressure would be attracted to it. I don't know whether low pressure would be, and how much would leak from the vortices themselves into the low pressure area. But it would kind of be like a squarehead main top at the bottom, which would at the least be another vortex.
But as long as you're thinking about going up, you could experiment with moving the main sail area of the jib up higher. And there's been a lot of experimentation with that, mainly in the early 20th century, what with quadrilateral jibs, really high clew jibs (like in the middle) etc. Mainly in the J boats again. And that in turn would start influencing your main shape, maybe even encouraging movement to Tom Speer's egg shaped planform.
Frankly, given the slow speed of the wind close to the water, and the problems with the low Reynolds numbers that narrow jibs experience, I've wondered for a while why there's more sail down low in a jib, rather than up higher, other than it's easier to design. If you look at spinnaker design, though the most area isn't at the bottom. Look at SailRocket's sail planform. That planform as a jib would be a bitch to sheet, but as long as you're already using a boomed jib, you could just think of it as moving the boom up to the middlish of the jib, and sheeting it off the boom? And how many ounces does one of your carbon jib sticks weigh? Cheasapeake Bay Log Canoes have used quadrilateral jibs and mains for some time now. And they are canoes........
I think the interaction with the main plays a big part in determining the best planform for a jib and that the jib and main planform needs to be considered as a whole rather than two separate sails.
Sticking some sort of endplate on the jib foot seems like it might work but I'm pretty sure I've read of reasons why an endplate wouldn't work on the head of a sail which, if true, would probably be the same reasons an endplate wouldn't work at the foot of a sail. Does anyone know where to find that information?
It would be fun and easy to test though.
Manfred Curry would have had the jib clew up as high as the main tack and if the jib isn't endplated on the deck anyway that idea has some appeal. From what I can tell though Manfred believed a lot of things just because his reasoning told him they must be so. Not because he proved it.
But, Manfred had a really good time. I mean, brakes on a canoe?
Edit- forgot while I was posting here. One of the reasons I've seen that the endplate is a problem on top is upwash is hard to manage, which is one of the reasons you see so much variation on airplane wingtips. Depends on planform too. I've never seen anything on, uh, downwash?
Or maybe the flow sneaking around to the low pressure side at the foot causes upwash down lower, and faster?
Now I'll have to spend hours in my office looking for articles. Darn. Purcell and Aero.
BalticBandit 7
Couple of ignorant questions here...
How would a "Madison Avenue Boom" be measured WRT Sail area? If its not measured, rather than just foam, wouldn't a series of mylar "T Tabs" (each say 1/2" long to allow shape of the sail to still work fine) say about 4" on each side of the bottom of the sail work better?
As for Upwash - I always thought that what was causing the upwash was the "sweep" of the LE of the jib (caused by the angled forestay) and the resulting skew in flow. And that on aircraft, wingtip endplates reduced drag by reducing tip vortice energy rather than by reducing "pressure leakage" - So wouldn't the same issue apply to a sailplan with a forestay mounted jib?
IE "upwash" increases drag at the mast tip not so much "leakage"?
If this is so, I'd be curious about the dif between the impact of a fractional rigged foresail vs. Masthead. And it would also seem that a Masthead rigged foresail would benefit from a "winglet" plate at the top of the Mast. D'ya know of any experiments with a flat plate on the top of the mast reducing drag? I know that in the era of AL masts, that's a lot of "weight aloft", but for "endplate effect", you could just glue a 2ply sheet of CF up there which would add less weight than the Tricolor
Hansen Aerosports 0
In the mid-late '80's, a Naval Architect student at UC Berkeley did a CFD study on 'closing the gap' with a windsurfing rig and found significant gains in the last few cm's of gap closure with a 6.5sqm sail. Anyone who has windsurfed with performance equipment in marginal conditions has experienced this effect and found it dramatic.
In post #47 by SlackWater_SF on 31 December 2005 - 10:33PM in this thread: http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=27993&st=25 I found the following attributed to Tom Speer:
End-Plate Effect = Good ?:
An equation on drag, lift, gap ( E ) follows, along w/some of Mr. Speer's words:
"E is the Oswald efficiency factor, and is a function of the planform geometry and the surface effects. The value of e for the minimum drag planforms is shown in Figure 5. For zero gap, e is two, which is in agreement with classic wing theory. With as little as a 1% gap, however, e drops by two-thirds to 1.36. "
Unfortunately, the above applies to una-rigs. My guess is it also applies to jibs but Tom could no doubt confirm and expound on the subject.
Jib endplate is really nice, but it doesn't trump other factors.
I am more confused by what happens at the head of the jib and how that ripples across the lee side of the main.
What goes fast, never seems to be what looks right, and vice versa.
Ignorant questions from you. Right.
I really meant the "Madison Ave Boom" as a historical example of an attempt at an endplate. Hard to know what the ratio of endplate to chord
to fence? endplate? would have to be.
But I'm still looking..
Every time I have seen a description of tip vortices, the reason they start is high pressure stuff going to a low pressure area by going around the tip. Control of that vortice, or maybe a better word is management of that vortice seems to be the aim. The strategies go from multiple foils sprouting at the end of the wind, to curved up, etc. I've assumed that upwash makes things more dynamic, but does it change the equation? Does the energy of a tip vortex become less if it is smaller? Or broken up into smaller vortexes? Leakage is an old fashioned term for it, but I have been reading Munk lately, so I apologize. It seemed descriptive.
I messed with an endplate in my windsurfer days, but I out thought myself, in hindsight, and proved nothing. I became obsessed with up wash and down wash until I though an endplate was only better in a small range of rig inclination like when the flow was right across the luff at right angles to it. At least the Ampex Grand Master 1/4" recording tape I had up at the tip of the mast seemed to indicate that. I then tried an endplate that rotated around the end of the mast in the same plane as the sail fabric (up and down), but then thought it had to be held at some angle to the flow in order for it to work, and thought that small bungie chords might work, but then became convinced that they were screwing up the flow, and then I mangled everything during a nice face plant and gave it up.
I checked out Marchaj. In "Sail Performance" pp 178-186 there is a section on a wind tunnel experiment to determine the effect of gap below the sail and also hull interaction. The test was conducted using a rectangular planform solid untwisted wing. The gaps tested were 0%, 13% and 29%, with the base plane being the wind tunnel turntable.
The results show that even with no gap, the increase in effective aspect ratio is nowhere near the theoretical value of 2. Furthermore, the efficiency of the foil with the 29% gap was better than for the 13% gap. Marchaj attributes these results to the significant wind gradient effects. The theoretical effective span value of 2 is only possible if the (infinite) reflection plane is frictionless and there is uniform flow over the whole span. In reality, the reflection plane causes a velocity gradient, which significanly reduces the expected benefits.
Reading between the lines, it would be very difficult to draw any hard conclusions from these results because there are a lot of variables: planform; twist; actual velocity gradient on the day. Further reading also shows that the presence of the hull itself can significantly effect the efficiency of the sail, in a positive way, and not necessarily just becuase it can be used to close the gap.
Steve, when Lorrie and I first had Amati, anyone who saw her will tell you I had a, er, large amounts of telltales on the main and the jib, to 'investigate' that very thing. I wish I had pics, but they got lost when I lost my iphone with the pics. No download.
We had a normal pinhead jib at the time. The results were that the Ampex Grand Master on the lee side showed flow disturbance, and over a pretty wide area- like 12" to 2', depending on how straight the leach of the jib was relative to the mast. So I started adding more twist until the tape showed a nice line across at that point. Having a bunch of tape at the top of the jib showed a real mess, and I had to shorten the tape from 12" to 8" to 4" to keep them from knotting up. a couple of times the 12" tape actually wound up like a trailing vortex, which was exciting for me, at least. Flow was never really smooth for very long down to about 1-1.5' below the tip. My grand plan was to have a square top jib built, but Lorrie was not, um, enthused about losing the self furling function as a result. So I never have seen what a smaller tighter vortex might look like going across the main.
To describe the flow across the main at the point of the jib head, which was at 3/4 up the mast? It was always changing. I could not get a steady state other than when the jib head was really close to luffing. And it was a cruising jib, with lots of laminations at the top, so I could get it so It would be weather vaned without shaking that I could see, and I could get the twist so there was no shaking in the leech.
This is kind of hard to explain, so I'll try to break it down into the telltalles that were directly behind the tip of the jib, and then the telltales that were above and below that area. It helps to know that Amati has 8.5' of draft, a pretty high sail AR, and when she's going upwind, the Windex points straight forward. I had to learn the difference between wind shifts and velocity shifts big time. Anyway, there were a few what I call conditions- and this is all on the low pressure side of the main; 6" long telltales; the main planform is close to looking like a Hobie 16 mainsail, and is full battened. Ballenger rounded square section 4" wide, 8" long. She weighs 9600lbs, and the mast is near 55' tall. The sloop part of the rig is very IC like, although the hounds are a bit higher, and she has a stiff mast. When I found out how much a compliant rig would cost to develop, we went to stiff mast concept.
-the tufts standing straight out
-the tufts standing straight out and the last inch or two twirling. I shit you not. This is while the rest of the tufts on the mast were streaming straight back.
-the tufts standing kind of half way out, and then banging against the sail, sometimes in a rytthm, from slow, ~2 seconds or so, to shredding the telltales
-the telltales staying plastered against the main, but oscillating up and down, grinding against the sail
-the telltales kind of staying about an inch above the sail as if suspended, but then the leach telltale would swirl I think clockwise
The area this all happened in was 6" for the first two, and the last one, and a much bigger area for the 3rd and 4th one. Sometimes it fanned out a bit, from the the mast out.
Above this point, the telltales would sometimes point towards the imaginary line of the jib turbulence
sometimes dance up and down while on the sail.
They never pointed away for more than a second or so.
The telltales above the next batten (full length) up didn't seem stirred by all this. It is about 3' above the jib hounds.
Below this point, the telltales were not as involved, although sometimes they would dance a little, pointing towards and away from the line.
But usually pointed towards the line.
The next full length batten is 3' below the jib hounds. Tufts below this point not interested.
The condition I like on the main is with the tufts streaming straight back, and the leach telltales lifting a tad around to the low pressure side. But just a tad. I have a full width traveller, so that is incidence control, the sheet is leech control.
The first 2 and the last one usually tended to happen in steady air, which is our North wind (which is kind our sea breeze), the 3rd and 4th one in more lumpy air, which is our South stuff. I mean Puget Sound.
So I think that there was a band of the main that was effected by vortices generated by the head of the jib. You could see stuff happening, but it wasn't very steady state, and changed sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidly, depending I think on the type of wind, North or South. If we don't sell her, I would like to get a square head jib and go Gentry on the sails again, but I took everything off for now so as not put off prospective buyers. I thought I could detect differences in heeling in different vortex patterns when wind velocity didn't change, which would imply drag changes. Whether I'm right that keeping the head of the jib not drawing is a good thing is anyone's guess- my gut hunch, and one I've stuck with since I posted it many moons ago is that if the vortex off the jib top is coherent enough, it acts as a type of dynamic fence that can suck in high
pressure as well as pushing away low.
Our mast is very vertical, and if there is any upwash on either the main or jib, it's not very obvious.
Anyway, anecdotal evidence. Don't know if it's what you wanted........
When Stradivarious passed us, they had some tufts up by the jib hounds. I think you can see them on Youtube on the 'close encounters' part of the vid.
You are right that the tip vortices do "roll" from the flow from the high side to the "low" side, but the energy in them is proportional to the spanwise flow velocity and not the pressure diff. And yes, the smaller the vortices the lower the energy in them and hence the less drag.
But its important to be careful not to read TOO MUCH into the shape of jet plane tips, because some of them are there more for style than any actual benefit. One Boeing engineer told me that the 747s with tip winglets turn out to be a "push" in terms of energy savings. That the drag reduction caused by the reduction in tip vortices was offset by the surface area drag of the winglets themselves
And its more than just pressure leakage because some of the designs use tubular ends that trail behind the tip, the idea being a bit like a lighting rod - to FOCUS the vortex into a smaller but more focussed one.
Again, I'm not sure how well each of these technologies works, but it would be interesting to see if a lightweight "winglet" bolted to the mast-tip would work. I'd start with a square shape and experiement with wedges, reverse wedges etc. And with a "square top main" you could put that "Madison Avenue Boom" but using Mylar T's right on top of the mainsail...
But its important to be careful not to read TOO MUCH into the shape of jet plane tips,
The other reason not to read too much in them is that the long distance commercial jet airliner spends the majority of flying time within a narrow speed range, so can be optimised to that in a way that would be quite undesirable for a racing boat.
Burt Rutan on tip shapes: "I don't care, just make it longer."
The tips of commercial airliners make the wings longer , but due to the limiting factor of airport gates, the actual span can't increase , so they sweep up.
On boat with a narrow bow, like an IC, It is pretty easy to think of the lee side of the bow as a continuation of the lee side of the jib. So getting a seal down to the "infinite fence" is imaginable.
From that you might infer that keeping the bow down as far as the surface of the water is concerned might be better than bow up, which is what Chris and some others have been doing. Might also infer that for a bow up boat, an endplated una rig farther back might work a bit better.
You'll never guess which approach I'm taking.
How wide does the endplate need to be? If you want to move your jib sail area area moved up, you could do a jib that is generally shaped like the sail rocket airfoil, but with square ends, the bottom one endplated, and the mid controlled by a wish boom, the ends maybe 1' wide? Could be more straight edged to match the mast if you want it to act as a leading edge flap .
Chris, didn't you have a Birig jib on your Wylie?
Would a tubular rod extending aft from the top of a squarehead come under rule 11 c "the greatest projected area of spars other than mast, boom, jibstick and the boom of a boomed foresail shall be included in the sail area"?
I've seen some literature on this in studies on eagle and hawk and MAV (flapping) flight low re stuff.
What about a foredeck that instead of being concave is convex, I rising to meet the jib and generate "endplate" effect in light to moderate upwind.
As for the Ruttan quote - he's a real character with deep insight, but he also makes some wild statements kind of in the manner of a curmudgeon. A "swept up wing" does NOT do the same thing as the wing in horizontal shape.
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Perhaps they do the same thing in a different way?
Just saw this quote in a winglet article attributed to Dave Akiyama, manager of aerodynamics engineering in Boeing product development: "We find that it really doesn't matter what kind of wingtip device you use-they're all like span," he says. "The devil is in the details. Span extensions are the easiest and least risky."
Not quite. A span extention contibutes to lift. A perpendicular fence doesn't. Therefore if you choose to use a fence it should be because there is a reason why you can't just increase the span.
atg 6
I think a forward force vector is ideally generated from the tip vortex wrapping around the leading edge of the winglet, so even if it doesn't contribute much to lift, it has the effect of reducing drag, improving the ratio by recapturing energy normally lost in the vortex and converting it into thrust.
Yes more span is better but in reality span is almost always limited by either rules, functional limitations or (rarely) structural considerations. So winglets have their place perhaps, even in sailing, e.g. vestas sailrocket.
Anyway what do I know about this stuff? As you were.
Winglet primary function is drag reduction (which a shorter chord, longer span does as well)
Secondary is that by reducing spanwise flow, it "recovers" some of that velocity along the chord (the air that would normally spill over the tip into the vortex HAS to flow somewhere, so aft over the TE is the next place) which means more lift - which a longer span does as well.
So winglets create more power (hence the "endplate effect" on sailboards) which is LIKE adding span, but the don't work quite the same way. Which is why I think adding a winglet to the TOP of a fractional jib wouldn't have much effect, whereas adding it to the top of the mast or the top of a "squarehead main" is a different thing.
Another way of looking at winglets is in terms of span-wise flow. It seems that most modeling in high speed aero is modeled as 2d. If I understand it right, there are 2 reasons
- the momentum of the fluid increases it's tendency to flow along the chord of an airfoil
- most high speed foils are pretty high AR, so the particles think they are looking at an infinite span foil
At lower speeds, in general, neither of these reasons seem as reliable, as re decreases span wise flow increases dramatically across the entire body. (You can look at Sun & Boyd, Simulation of Gas Flow over Micro Scale Airfoils Using a Hybrid Continuum Part Approach)
Monttinen and Latek did some work on winglets in low speed flow. Monttinen concluded that winglets slightly increase performance in MAV's:
winglets that reach forward of the 50% chord location work best- winglet height and cant angle don't make much difference. But as far I can tell, the height of a winglet adversely affects drag while increasing lift. CL/CD change isn't much. But winglets seem to change the pitching moment on wings.
I do have a question though that is only elliptically related, how do you figure out what the wing loading is on an IC? Is it the foot pounds of my weight at the end of the seat? It seems a lot of efficiencies are gained by lighter wing loading.
I can see winglets decreasing span wise flow, but as atg implies, cant they also exploit span wise flow? That would explain CL and CD going up.
I can see winglets decreasing span wise flow, but as atg implies, cant they also exploit span wise flow? That would explain CL and CD going up. And at a lower re.
So I've been thinking about Steves question about what the jib top vortex does as it goes across the lee of the mainsail, and assuming that it is induced drag, is it better to have it tight against the main, or farther away?
The subject of winglets on sails comes up once in a while but IMHO, the highly specific geometric orientation required for a winglet is impossible given the variable heel, pitching and massively turbulent nature of wind. The only water-borne sailing vehicle without pitching is a windsurfer (with a universal joint) or possibly a hydrofoil craft like a Moth or Hydroptère but the the other variations remain. To drag around a winglet on the top of a sail which is likely only operating part of the time or under very limited conditions seems (to me) like a poor solution.
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I have built a set of IC sails. I'm still messing with luff curve and mast bend. And trying to get more camber into the jib foot without mucking it up.Higher hounds, stiffer mast tip and that unusual feature on the foredeck.
it is unfair how nice your first sails are. Those things look stupid fast
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With Chris' boat I think people are missing the really neat thing with his jib boom arrangement...
Albacores use a pole that hangs in front of the mast and deploys to either side, with a separate line that regulates the length, to push the clew of the jib down in a very similar way. Might be a simpler thing to do. George had one for awhile. Very light.
I have one, but its really hard to get jib sheet lengths sorted out. I also deplore all the gubbins on the front surface of the mast, and most especially the pole hanging in the slot. I'm still playing with it, but am not totally convinced.
Presuming Ed 177
[Minor point of historical interest just going to show that there's nothing new under the sun]
Looks like "kitty gear", used by the Falmouth fleet of Sunbeam traditional keelboats instead of spinnakers. Don't know how long they've been using it, but the fleet's been around for 87 years.
http://www.flickr.co...rdy/2937265607/
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87 seems like an old class, until one considers canoes with sliding seats are around 130 years old. The jib boom has been on several canoes in the past few decades I think; Jens may have been running one in Bristol in 2002 IIRC.
Damn! Can I never be the first? There's always some Brit or Aussie that rolls in and says, " Yeah we've been doing that since 1922". But I guess we can assume those keelboats wouldn't be using it if it didn't work. So that's encouraging.
atg, what does "simpler" mean? Where's the fun in that? One of my hopes with the swing jib was that it would be effective on a reach or sailing deeper with lee side flow attached on both sails. That's a little different than simply poling out the jib clew.
Simpler to put on the boat for sure. George stuck it on with a section of kite tube, string , two cleats, turning block and a mast fitting. Probably lighter also. You can adjust the height and projection of the inboard portion of the pole from the mast.
Aero wise no more clutter than losing the jib endplate.
I agree it might not put the clew in the exact same place as your setup but it would get close and not require much alteration of the foredeck.
Agreed simpler is not always more fun, as my recent moth project has confirmed. But it is usually lighter.
No no, of course you're right. I was joking about "simpler". My system is vastly heavier and more complicated than anything else I can imagine.
But you can see that on my system the jib luff and leach are reversed from that of a winged out jib, right? That must be worth a few points if only in the dinghy park.
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For Pete's sake, post some higher resolution shots of this gadget, preferably with a youtube link w/closeups of the mechanism in action (doesn't even need to be on the water) . You're being so cagey that no one even knows what the hell you're being cagey about. You can't let just PART of the cat out of the bag. Nobody will figure it out in time for the Worlds, except for you, right?
Do you use an outer forestay to hold the rig up when the jib is poled out, or do you just rely on your skill i.e. you won't broach and round up into the wind?
Chris, are you defining some sort of progressive or static distance ratio (for lack of a better word) of the projection of the jib to windward of the mast as it works through different points of sail?
Or can you tweak it depending on conditions?
You're right manuel, I'll try to get some better pictures in the next couple of days.
Mal, you can see the outer forestay in this picture. You can imagine what a mess it would be to roll in to weather at speed while the jib is swung out if that forestay wasn't there. Not that I ever capsize!
Paul, The jib self tacker traveler is fixed to the jib boom so the distance from the jib to the mast remains constant as the jib boom swings.
Hey Steve & Phil (or anyone else who knows)- I've been doing models based on the G Bros formula of 1" = 1', which means that .8mm = 4mm, 1.2mm = 1/4 ply, etc.. I've seen that models are being made 1/4 scale, and Steve you mentioned you were getting some .8mm aircraft ply and were going to use it for 1/4 models. Does .8mm scale up to 3mm ply at 1/4 scale for IC's?
Kind of a basic question, I guess.
Working at 1" = 1' is kind of smallish.
Isn't it strange how there's always 10 knots less breeze on a video than there was when you were out there?
Amati,
I think my models were 1/5 with 0.8mm ply. They were chewed up by an energetic puppy a few yeras back so I can not check.
Stiffer ply will make sections less rounded but some successful designs show that is OK too.
The blessings of the metric system.
Our West Highland White Terrier puppy, well, he's still a puppy, chewed up my wife's Alain Mikli's. But I think plywood may be worse.
Puppy charms.
Walkies!
Did the expanded polystyrene you used in the bow stay put? Or wanted to stay put? I printed out your blog. Thank you thank you.
As long as I'm online, I may as well ask- since the rules mandate pintails, any thoughts on pressure recovery after the point of maximum beam?
Ah, philosophy.....
Puffs to 30. At least.
Nice vid, and nicely edited, esp.the soundtrack as it related to the visuals.


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I'm a food magazine junkie, always on the lookout for the latest issues of my favourites, or the arrival of brand new publications.
A quick perusal of the magazine shelves at a Kitchener grocery store tonight rewarded me with a newbie – The County Grapevine. This newcomer focuses on the food, wine, art and culture of Prince Edward County (PEC) in southern Ontario.
It seems I'm a little late getting to the party on this one; the issue I picked up is for Fall/Winter 2009/2010 (it's a biannual publication). The magazine has been around for a while. How did I miss it??
So where exactly is Prince Edward County? PEC is an island at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. It is surrounded on the north and east by the Bay of Quinte, and is west of the St. Lawrence River. Its mild climate (by Canadian standards, that is!) has made it home to numerous vineyards and wineries.
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Dynasty Trash Pile: Week 16 Edition
7 months ago Bryan Davis
I'll be digging through the trash for your next waiver stash. Just like last week on the Trash Pile, we are recommending 3 stash players for next season each week from now until week 17. These players are owned in 15% or less in all FFPC leagues. The list may range from veterans, fringe players all the way to first round busts. If you're in a rebuild and you are looking towards the future, maybe there is a guy that sparks some interest between now and week 17. If not, thanks for reading anyway. Here goes:
1. Breshad Perriman, WR, Cleveland Browns
(0.86% owned in FFPC leagues)
Perriman is a former first round pick (26th overall) from the 2015 NFL Draft out of UCF. When the Ravens selected Breshad, they thought they were getting the next Dez Bryant. Before his rookie season even started, he was placed on season ending IR with a knee injury. This would be the start of Perriman's rocky career. Injuries to his knees and hamstrings to go along with multiple drops when he gets on the field, have cemented his status as a "draft bust". Before the season had even started, Pro Football Focus had Perriman graded as their lowest ranked wide receiver. After the conclusion of the preseason and with more drops on his resume, the Ravens finally cut Perriman loose. After a short stop in Washington with the Redskins and being cut yet again, he was brought in for a try out and signed by the Cleveland Browns. After 9 weeks of being on the roster, it appears that Perriman may have found a home. Baker Mayfield looked Perriman's way on the first play of week 14 against Carolina and hit him with a 66 yard strike. The play would have gone for a touchdown, but Perriman ended up losing his balance. This past week against the Denver Broncos, Perriman would finally hit paydirt. On a 3rd and 9 in the first quarter, Mayfield hit Perriman down the right sideline on a contested catch for a 31 yard score. Perriman has speed, but the main issue with his game is dropped passes. So far, he has been able to hold onto the ball. If he corrects this issue, his speed would make him an interesting option for Baker Mayfield moving forward. A lot of dynasty owners will be weary of grabbing Perriman, so even after this past weeks performance, he may still only cost you a few dollars of FAAB. At 25 years old, he's still pretty young with plenty of game left.
2. Mike Boone, RB, Minnesota Vikings
Mike Boone is an undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati. The SPARQ freak would have a great preseason, which made his ownership spike up to almost 3%. In said preseason, Boone carried the ball 49 times for 185 yards in all 4 games and shredded Jacksonville week 2 for 91 yards. Due to having Dalvin Cook and Latavius Murray in front of him, Boone's regular season stats are very limited. He wasn't even made active until week 3 against Buffalo and received only 2 carries in this contest for 11 yards. He also missed a block on a 3rd down in that game and it led to a costly sack. Week 6 against the Arizona Cardinals was his best game to date, however. Boone had one carry in this game and made it count. In the 3rd quarter, Boone took the hand off, hit the gap and exploded up the middle for 20 yards. So far in the 7 games he has been active for, he has rushed the ball 11 times for 47 yards (4.3 YPC) and caught 2 passes for 1 yard. Also, since his first time being active in week 3, Boone's ownership has dropped by 2%. This means he may not be on anyone's radar at all in dynasty. As of today, Mike Boone is free for the taking. If Dalvin Cook were to get injured again like he did last season, Mike Boone could be a decent asset. Hey, the price is right if you have the roster room!
3. Tim Patrick, WR, Denver Broncos
The Trash Pile this week ends with Denver Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick. An undrafted free agent from the 2017 Draft class, Patrick was signed initially with the Baltimore Ravens, then cut and added to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad before finally landing with the Denver Broncos that same season. Since that time, Patrick has learned the ins-and-outs of the Broncos offense. It took a while before Patrick actually made any sort of impact. Finally, in week 8 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick would catch his first career NFL touchdown. On this play, there was 9 seconds left before the half, Case Keenum found Patrick, who snuck by his defender in the back corner of the end zone for a 24 yard score. He would not make another an impact again until week 14 after Emmanuel Sanders tore his ACL and he was promoted up the depth chart. That is when Patrick would make an intriguing PPR add. Since that week 14 contest San Francisco, Patrick has led all Broncos receivers in targets (18) and yardage (150). He has also outplayed rookie sensation Courtland Sutton. Beyond this season, who knows what kind of value Patrick will hold. The Broncos could revamp their wide receiver stable in free agency and the draft, or they could roll with Tim Patrick. If you need PPR help in your championship game this week, Patrick does have a juicy matchup against Oakland, but you may need to blow the rest of your FAAB budget.
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