In article , DSK
wrote:

Rich Hampel wrote:
It amazing all right .... when the force of the breaking wave across an
open transom throws you into the wheel.... and when you recover the
wave who doesnt want to be in the cockpit in the first place attempts
to rip your pants off and knock you off your feet as is 'empties'.

???

I guess the part about "reserve bouyancy" didn't really mean anything?
Oh really? I guess you missed the part that equates to too much
bouyancy in the stern causes the stem to dive/plunge when a large wave
comes astern.


Nah ..... give me a place to hide.

If conditions are that bad, then one would most prudently be either
reaching off under very small sail or else lying to a sea anchor.
Yup, open sterns equate to optimally light weight (low scantling
numbers) boats that coudnt stand the pounding.


If you have irrational prejudices against modern boats, then surely you
can come up with some better rationalization?
Not at all, I own both traditional, modern and crazy.

A heavy displacement boat and/or double ender would be even worse off in
the same scenario, getting hit by breaking crests much harder as it
responds less to the waves.
Not so, most double enders (Perry, Creighlock, Harris, etc. designs)
have quite a bit of 'bustle' to the stern. In those designs one
considers that the 'protuberance' of the tumblehome canoe stern is just
a cosmetic/styling addition .... when you imaginarily cut the styling
off, you have essentially the same hull form bouyancy-wise. Go look at
the line drawings of them sometime - the 'pinch' is an addition well
aft of where the reserve is located. I guess by the same reasoning a
boat with an extended retractable bowsprit would be deemed to have less
reserve in the bow section. ;-)

An open transom is like standing naked on a sheet of plywood.

Oh yeah, that's *exactly* what it's like! Funny, in all the years of
sailing open transom boats, I never thought of that!
Honestly, when was the last time you were in the OCEAN for more than an
easy coastal passage with an open stern.... didnt happen. Open sterns
are nice for protected bays and lakes..... nope not on the ocean (balls
to the wall racing excluded).

Fresh Breezes- Doug King