Well if you don't let the keel boat heel when going to wind you can't be
extracting energy from the winsd.

Not true. Present hull shapes are designed to sail at their fastest a little
heeled because that's what sailboats do. However if there was a way to
eliminate heel it's common knowledge boats would sail faster and higher with 0
heel.
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It is? My boat, like many, has a longer waterline when heeled.


Alberg said that some of his designs sailed fastest with some heel and the
boats gained waterline. The Pearson 30 (not al alberg design) was also noted
for this. I think dinghy type bottoms like the J30 do best with minimal heel.

RB

And the J-24s.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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It is? My boat, like many, has a longer waterline when heeled.


Alberg said that some of his designs sailed fastest with some heel and the
boats gained waterline. The Pearson 30 (not al alberg design) was also
noted
for this. I think dinghy type bottoms like the J30 do best with minimal
heel.

RB

And the J-24s.


Like a Japanese whore, the J24 goes faster flat.

RB

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"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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And the J-24s.


Like a Japanese whore, the J24 goes faster flat.

RB

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RB

Let's be fair Nutsy,

A Lite Beer Fart would cause a 15 deg heel in a Pearson. When they got
to
20 deg they were a pretty fast boat

And while we're at it, when you say some heel, what does that tranlate
to in degrees?

Ole Thom

And while we're at it, when you say some heel, what does that tranlate
to in degrees?


Some = 17%

Bobsprit wrote:

And while we're at it, when you say some heel, what does that tranlate
to in degrees?

Some = 17%

17% of what? 90 degrees?


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17% of what? 90 degrees?

Nah, degrees come in bunches of 360:-)

I didn't have the heart to break it him. You had no problem however.

RB