You have your head so far up bobs' ass you're starting to sound like him.

SV

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On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 13:28:20 -0800 (PST), (Thom Stewart)
wrote:


The mast rotates from the vertical, reducing the effective height of the
sail during sailing.


Really? In all cases?

The common method on a monohull to reduce this action is counter weight
on the keel, hull shape and ballast


The counterweight and ballast is used to CONTROL the amount of heel, not
to try
and eliminate heel entirely. Does reducing the effective height of the
sail
always result in slower boat speed?

BB