1. That should give the yacht enough torque to allow its ballasted keel bulb to swing the sailboat right-side-up again. 2. It has been fast each time, particularly upwind as it gets a boost from the wide, long wings on its keel bulb. 3. Young America features curved wings mounted two-thirds of the way aft on the torpedo-shaped keel bulb. 4. Has a new bow and stern and a new keel bulb -- not to mention mast and sails. 5. In contrast, defender boats are allowed to change anything but the keel bulb during their finals. 6. A new keel bulb was cast and shipped to San Diego. 7. Both boats now have eliptical keel bulbs with long, backed-angled wings flowing off the trailing edge. |