tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post459689031815986825..comments2024-03-27T14:03:14.775+00:00Comments on Captain JP's log: AC-33: Buff in Valencia!JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475536270807856327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-71788793090475075842010-02-08T22:39:01.872+00:002010-02-08T22:39:01.872+00:00This is hot stuff O Docker!
I put Buff on the cas...This is hot stuff O Docker!<br /><br />I put Buff on the case, so expect developments shortly.<br /><br />Or maybe not.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283526.post-11104367502024249732010-02-07T22:56:37.153+00:002010-02-07T22:56:37.153+00:00They may look like ordinary baseball caps, Buff, b...They may look like ordinary baseball caps, Buff, but remember, this is the America's Cup.<br /><br />The hats are fabricated from unidirectional carbon fiber, custom formed for each crew member, and coated with a special aerophilic nanoparticle coating that reduces aerodynamic drag to three percent of normal baseball caps. Underbrim NACA ducting draws air from inside the cap as the boat accelerates, reducing internal air pressure. The resultant differential with atmospheric pressure exerts a downforce of 27 pounds in an apparent wind of eight knots (for a headsize of eight and a half). The base cost of the hats is $37,000 each, before the telemetry sensors are installed.<br /><br />But, Buff, here's something of a lead for you to check out - find out in what country the hats are made.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.com