Photo of the month – December 2013 – Christmas special 13 |
[German version] |
Sail of the century
Figure 1 [Frank Horstmann]
Figure 2 [Frank Horstmann]
Figure 3 [Frank Horstmann]
It doesn’t take long to describe the problem: A light, unstable load, a light vehicle, a large surface area exposed to the wind, and everything in a hurry. The load was secured and, because problems with the area exposed to the wind had already arisen in the past, a few sandbags were used to weigh down the load. But the sandbags could possibly scratch the surface of the new pool, which must not be allowed to happen. But even this problem has been overcome. A nice soft blanket has been used to protect the pool. And what is securing the sandbags?
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