What phase and sprint are we talking about?
Phase 3: Theoretical Work
Sprint 7, February 22 — March 7
What was the overall goal of this sprint?
The goal of this sprint was to continue developing the design of the Hawsepiper boat.
What did the mechanical subteam accomplish?
The mechanical team focused their attention and
efforts on sail analysis and worked around obstacles regarding approximations required for sail-related math. They worked on developing and conceptualizing the spanker and made a significant amount of progress on the boat design front this sprint. The mechanical team has split into sub-sub teams and is strategically attacking the tasks that are top priority at this point on the process. Half of the subteam is specializing on hull design and the other is taking a close look at they physics of wing sails.