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|                                                                |Engineering    |
|                                                                |formula for    |
|                                                                |lift           |
|                                                                |Momentum theory|
|                                                                |of lift        |
|                                                                |Lifting line   |
|How aerofoils work                                              |theory of lift |
|Where lift comes from                                           |Circulation    |
|                                                                |theory of lift |
|                                                                |Circulation,   |
|                                                                |Planform,      |
|                                                                |Bubbles        |
|                                                                |2D flow        |
|                                                                |simulation     |
|                                                                |(AMYA MY #212) |
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|                                                                |Downwash       |
|How fins and sails work                                         |Sail section   |
|Aspect ratio, Wash,                                             |lift           |
|Planform & Vortices,                                            |Slot Effect    |
|Boundary layer,                                                 |Wind tunnel (2)|
|Reynolds number,                                                |Sheeting angles|
|Sheeting, Twist, Slot                                           |Boundary layer |
|                                                                |(AMYA MY #185) |
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|                                                                |Apparent Wind  |
|                                                                |Wind Gradient  |
|                                                                |Twist due to   |
|                                                                |wind gradient  |
|                                                                |Big boat       |
|                                                                |instrumentation|
|                                                                |Wind tunnel    |
|                                                                |Drive vs heel  |
|How a yacht works                                               |Wind tunnel    |
|Points of sailing,                                              |Goosewinged vs |
|Downwind sailing and hull speed,                                |same gybe      |
|Sailing on the wind,                                            |The course     |
|Lift & drag,                                                    |theorem,       |
|Apparent wind                                                   |pointing, and  |
|                                                                |drag angles    |
|                                                                |Lift to drag   |
|                                                                |(AMYA MY #178) |
|                                                                |Velocity made  |
|                                                                |good (AMYA MY #|
|                                                                |180)           |
|                                                                |VMG & pointing |
|                                                                |(AMYA MY #181) |
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|                                                                |Bulb size &    |
|                                                                |shape          |
|                                                                |Bulb cant      |
|                                                                |Marko's bulb   |
|                                                                |calculator     |
|Appendage design                                                |Foil planforms |
|Fin & rudder size,                                              |Fin area       |
|Fin & rudder planforms,                                         |Fin Position   |
|Fin sections,                                                   |Foil Sections  |
|Rudder sections,                                                |and forces     |
|Rudder balance                                                  |Oval Bulb      |
|                                                                |Wetted surface |
|                                                                |area (AMYA MY #|
|                                                                |183)           |
|                                                                |IOM bulb drag  |
|                                                                |(AMYA MY #184) |
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|                                                                |Hull design    |
|                                                                |with arcs      |
|                                                                |Metacentric    |
|Hull design                                                     |moments        |
|Froude number,                                                  |Boundary layer |
|Surface friction,                                               |Flow around a  |
|Wave drag,                                                      |hull           |
|Hull lines                                                      |Flow around a  |
|                                                                |hull 2         |
|                                                                |Permitted      |
|                                                                |roughness      |
|                                                                |Turbulators    |
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|                                                                |Sail shape     |
|                                                                |Sail draft     |
|                                                                |2D Entry & Exit|
|                                                                |Angles         |
|Sails and rigging design                                        |Gap between    |
|Shrouds, Jumpers, Stays,                                        |sail and mast  |
|Spreaders,                                                      |Sail Twist     |
|Mast, Sail-mast interaction                                     |Twist &        |
|Jibstay sag,  Windage,                                          |downwash       |
|Gooseneck geometry,                                             |Twist          |
|Topping lift,                                                   |measurement    |
|Sail camber                                                     |Twist          |
|Gap between jib foot and deck                                   |measurement    |
|                                                                |(part 2)       |
|                                                                |Wind tunnel (3)|
|                                                                |Twist          |
|                                                                |Jib foot gap to|
|                                                                |deck           |
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|                                                                |Balance due to |
|                                                                |hull shape     |
|                                                                |Rig tune and   |
|                                                                |snap weather   |
|                                                                |helm           |
|                                                                |Tuning weather |
|                                                                |helm           |
|The boat as a whole                                             |Simple VPP     |
|Balance, Stability,                                             |Heel apparatus |
|Environment, Trade-offs,                                        |for "A"        |
|Class rule effects                                              |Stiffness (AMYA|
|                                                                |MY #173)       |
|                                                                |Canoe body yaw |
|                                                                |(AMYA MY #176) |
|                                                                |Balance, part I|
|                                                                |(AMYA MY #187) |
|                                                                |Balance, part  |
|                                                                |II (AMYA MY #  |
|                                                                |188)           |
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