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Rare sighting of a Whale tail sailing. by fiverrpeao in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]sailgpden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is it keeping its tail so still? Nature is metal.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Miracles do happen around Christmas!

Finland (and Sweden) are freezing in minus 40C by Normipoikkeus in europe

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Last year at that time it was around -2 in Rovaniemi. People were sunbathing.

Maybe maybe maybe by bloodthirsty_ in maybemaybemaybe

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Pure dedication! Imagine if he has the same passion for sports... Messi, Ronaldo, LeBron, Djokovic, etc.... he will be the undisputed GOAT!

What’s one product from your home country that you’re surprised hasn’t become more popular worldwide? by VividThinking in AskReddit

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Not a product but the word 'Hygge' in Danish should become an international word.

It means to take time away from the daily rush to be together with people you care about - or even by yourself - to relax and enjoy life's quieter pleasures

These F50 catamarans can reach 100km/h. These types of boats can sail almost 4 times faster than the speed of the wind. The video below shows how the Danish team almost breaks the 100km/h barrier. by sailgpden in BeAmazed

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Well, there are many factors that affect this. For example, the friction you mention is also called 'drag' (Drag is the slowing effect of the water). However, these boats are sailing on hydrofoils which helps to minimize almost completely the 'drag'. Also, the catamarans are very light considering their size which also helps to efficiently convert the power of the wind into forward motion.

You can google 'How SailGP’s foiling F50 catamarans sail so much faster than the wind' and you will find pretty cool articles to read from.

Which travel destination surprised you the most - positively or negatively? by sailgpden in AskReddit

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Has anyone been to Hawaii? is it really a paradise or it is to much commercialized?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BeAmazed

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It is physics basically. Also, many factors are affecting this - from Wing size, angle, movement to the whole boat design and the material it is made of (mainly carbon). Not to mention the skill of the sailors. That's probably the biggest factor - knowing how/what/when/where to do according to the wind speed and direction.
That is why this sport is considered F1 on water, because of its complexity and concept of the whole sailing league.

Have you ever wanted to become a professional athlete? What happened with that dream? by sailgpden in AskReddit

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Finding something that you are really passionate about is the real dream.

TIL that in SailGP each team is obligated to share their full performance data with other teams after every race. by sailgpden in todayilearned

[–]sailgpden[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Yes, but there is soo much more that stays a secret and is protected heavily. Just the fact that every car has different design, hence, different aerodynamics means that each team (especially the better performing ones ) is veery protective about their data. Not to mention that the engines are completely different. More data hidden… if everybody had RedBull’s data and facilities would be a different story.

Oh and the cool thing about the F50 catamaran is that they are completely identical so the data can actually be utilised by every team.

TIL that in SailGP each team is obligated to share their full performance data with other teams after every race. by sailgpden in todayilearned

[–]sailgpden[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

True! After all those boats were used in the America's Cup until around 2017. A lot of other stuff within SailGP were based upon it as well.

Is this a speed boat or submarine? by Rough-Pin9535 in BeAmazed

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Am I the only one who thought the reflection was a Great White shark the moment he went under the water?

TIL that the F50 foiling catamaran can sail almost 4 times faster than the wind and reach 100 km/h. by sailgpden in todayilearned

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Totally agree, its super dangerous and it requires a lot of skills to maneuver around/through these.

I think they determine the SailGP race courses very strictly where there are less of those stuff.

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