Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Jeff" wrote
Open 60's are a displacement boat? Shirley you jest!

http://www.conradhumphreysracing.com...?articleid=211

Scroll down and it says *displacement* 8.5 tons.


So? The "displacement" of a boat is the mass of the water it
displaces at rest. A "displacement boat" or hull is one that
displaces approximately the same amount of water regardless of its
speed. A "planing hull" is one that when moving lifts out of the
water and thus displaces less water than its mass would imply.