On Apr 17, 8:43 pm, Gordon wrote:
Same boat, shoal draft vs regular keel

What would be the differences in pointing, reaching and running?
Any differences in rollover factor?
Differences in sea keeping abilities?
Thanks
Gordon

Heard some interesting interviews with Ted Brewer recently, and he
also wrote a great article for Good Old Boat magazine. He noted that
all sail boat designs are effectively compromises. There are some
great calculators of boat stability (Google "sail calculator") and
boats rate differently for many different aspects of sailing. If you
want more numbers than you can ever use, visit http:// www.johnsboatstuff.com
and download his sail boat data base.

Figure out where you are going to sail and the type of sailing you are
going to do, and recognize that even those of us persistently
committed to coastal sailing like to go fast (or at least make headway
on a light wind day). Then try out a variety of boats. Larry had a
great comment a while back -- nothing beats actually sailing a few
boats before you buy, and all of us are always looking for crew.

Steve Hayes