Andrew Coggan wrote:
I have also always seemed to do better relative to my (typically stockier*) competition when it is breezy instead of dead calm.So a narrower rider is more likely to experience high yaw drag reduction... interesting.
Anyone else care to chime in on their WT data, and how well they sail?
There was one year at Moriarty since I moved to NM (11 years ago) when there was a strong 90deg crosswind. It was for most people a pretty fast year (I missed that one), but I looked at the data and compared times for people who are regulars. The impression I got was that it was a better year for the fast guys than the slower ones. At the time I thought better equipment might be the reason. I hadn't considered body shape.