A friend of mine builds composite power catamarans
of PVC foam, glas fibre and epoxy resin.

multihulls sailing performance is superb.

of monohulls i don't know.

regards
bert ottens


"William R. Watt" schreef in bericht
...
in monohull sail boats, up to a point, weight adds to comfort while
reducing speed. although sailing could not be called comfortable compared
to other forms of transportation, one can attempt to reduce the
discomfort.

Alexander A. Meller ) writes:
Seems like sailors prefer a little weight. Am I wrong there?


Famed performance dinghy designer Uffa Fox wrote, "Weight belongs in
steam
rollers". Lighter is faster. Of course if your requirements are
sailing
heavily laden through major tropical depressions...

Alexander Meller


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