I'm super late to the party, but I've been experimenting with wind powered sailboats for a while now. I think the key is efficiency. The more drag in the water and in the air the harder it is going to be to sail. The best sailboats that I have made have been light, hydrofoiling, boats with limited fuselage parts and using vertically placed symetric wings as sails. If youre going for looks, I think the centerboard in the water will be very important.
@SpiritusRaptor I have moth 1.4 and hydroptere 1.1 uploaded I think. I’ll see what else I have to upload. I’m not really sure how other people will find the controls, as I made them to be easy to use on mobile. You might have to change a few things.
I’ve been experimenting with many different sailboats and have found a few things. To get it going upwind, you must use a wing part facing up, so that the air will move over it the same easy it would move over the wind if it was attached to a plane. The other thing you need is a lot of foil surface in the water. Also use wings for this. It helps to have a super basic super light Hull, as this allows you to get lots of speed and reduce sideways slip. I’ve uploaded a few of my sailboats, and have been quite successful in getting them going upwind at ~ 3 times the wind speed while on hydrofoils. Downwind can go as much as 4 times. My fastest boat which is not uploaded can achieve 6 times, with wind up to 45. Beyond that it becomes extraordinary unstable and hard to control. I suggest you check out the moth 1.4 I have uploaded. It is rather easy to catch onto. For best results, use 35 mph wind. @SpiritusRaptor
I'm super late to the party, but I've been experimenting with wind powered sailboats for a while now. I think the key is efficiency. The more drag in the water and in the air the harder it is going to be to sail. The best sailboats that I have made have been light, hydrofoiling, boats with limited fuselage parts and using vertically placed symetric wings as sails. If youre going for looks, I think the centerboard in the water will be very important.
+1@SpiritusRaptor I have moth 1.4 and hydroptere 1.1 uploaded I think. I’ll see what else I have to upload. I’m not really sure how other people will find the controls, as I made them to be easy to use on mobile. You might have to change a few things.
I’ve been experimenting with many different sailboats and have found a few things. To get it going upwind, you must use a wing part facing up, so that the air will move over it the same easy it would move over the wind if it was attached to a plane. The other thing you need is a lot of foil surface in the water. Also use wings for this. It helps to have a super basic super light Hull, as this allows you to get lots of speed and reduce sideways slip. I’ve uploaded a few of my sailboats, and have been quite successful in getting them going upwind at ~ 3 times the wind speed while on hydrofoils. Downwind can go as much as 4 times. My fastest boat which is not uploaded can achieve 6 times, with wind up to 45. Beyond that it becomes extraordinary unstable and hard to control. I suggest you check out the moth 1.4 I have uploaded. It is rather easy to catch onto. For best results, use 35 mph wind. @SpiritusRaptor