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What little is gained by an "end plate" is more than lost in shape... 
In Response To: Shelf foot is more 'efficient' ()
or at least I think so, in most cases. End plates such as this are very ineffective. Even a very carefully shaped winglet on an airplane is more efficient only in a very narrow range of conditions.
To take advantage of the loose foot, you need an easily adjustable outhaul.
Messages In This Thread
- Loose footed main verses captured foot... advantages/disadvantages
- Loosefoted will be more adjustable
- I like the loose footed main
- Shelf foot is more 'efficient'
- I think that's a fallacy.
- If a loose foot is less efficient, why do many (or most) racer's use it?
- What little is gained by an "end plate" is more than lost in shape...
- Shelf foot is more 'efficient'
- Two boats - loose foot.
- I switched to loose foot the suggestion of my sailmaker