William R. Watt ) writes:

If you can't find spec for the board there is a rule of thumb which I
will look up, says one square foot of board below the water for every so
many square feet of sail.

one square foot for every 40-50 sq foot of sail
- source TF Jones "Boats to Go" (1996)

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