On 22 Oct 2004 20:52:21 GMT, Stephen Baker wrote:

Morgan O says:

For stable boats the wind is crucial since it adds as v^2.

For any boat, the stability (righting moment) is the only thing you need. Wind
is actually immaterial except for the small forces added by side-loading of the
spar by the main.

Steve

It actually depends on the size of the rig and the momentum. The rig can be
undersized!!! ...and then it's the momentum that doesn't matter!

Since you don't know his boat, you can't say for shure ..and that's why I
didn't.


Morgan O.