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Reference 1 describes tests of
sailing yacht models in breaking waves. For these tests the largest model
was 16.1 inches in length. It was considered desirable to repeat these
tests with larger models to improve the accuracy and to confirm that there
are no effects of scale which would significantly alter the conclusions. .
For the tests described in this section, a model with an overall length of
36 inches was used, thus the effect on Reynolds No. was more than doubled
from the previous tests.
The object of these tests
was to investigate the dynamic behavior of a sailing yacht model when it
was struck by a breaking wave, to evaluate the effect of using a drogue,
to obtain information on the loads on the boat and drogue, and to provide
data for a computer simulation which would aid in interpreting and
projecting the test results.
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