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Python script for calculating sail and find size for windsurf
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#!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
# ripoff of https://github.com/RoryMearns/Windsurf_Calculator/blob/master/javascript/windcalc.js | |
weight_kg = 70 | |
sail_alpha = 1.34 | |
fin_alpha = 4.9383 | |
fin_extra = 3.0988 | |
def get_sail(wind): | |
weight_factor = sail_alpha * weight_kg | |
sail_size = weight_factor / wind | |
return sail_size | |
def get_fin(wind): | |
fin_factor = sail_alpha * weight_kg | |
fin_size = int(fin_alpha * fin_factor / wind + fin_extra) | |
return fin_size | |
print(f'Freerider weight: {weight_kg} kg') | |
for wind in [10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25]: | |
sail_size = get_sail(wind) | |
fin_size = get_fin(wind) | |
print(f'For {wind} knots, {sail_size:.1f} m2 sail, {fin_size} cm fin') |
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