Ken Warby of Australia currently holds the official Outright World Water Speed Record at 317.6 mph.

What has this got to do with landsailers,iceboaters & the project?

It seems all these craft are based upon the 'reverse three-point design' ... (that is, a triangular shaped planform having one point fwd. and two points aft).

While this design works well in model form AND in the windtunnel; it has NOT proved well (full-size) in the medium of water...

Cobb & Taylor died trying to make the reverse 3-point design work on water.

In 1981 the "Circus Circus" unlimited hydroplane employed this design ... other hydroplaners scoffed saying "Well, that'll never work!". As it turned out the 'other hydroplaners' were correct - it DID NOT WORK.

If I were going to build a sailplane to challenge the World Water Speed Sailing Record, I would want to design a craft utilizing a STANDARD 3-point design - (that is 2 points fwd and 1 point aft).

OK, I'd like to get some feedback on these design thoughts (especially from you 'dirtboaters', 'iceboaters', and aerodynamicists.) Why DON'T you landlubbers utilize a standard 3-point design?

* See Ken Warbys comments on the Quicksilver Challenge to the Outright World Water Speed Record.