Roger Long wrote:
My memory of early publicity and magazine articles at the time of the
Westsail's introduction (something you may be too young to remember)
stated that the lines were modified by Crealock just enough to
accommodate fiberglass construction.

I remember when they came out, don't remember any specific
published info from back then. There is a set of lines in
Ferenc Mate's book on the boat.

.... I looked one over out of the water
just last spring and was struck by how clean the flow lines look since
the eye sees the diagonals in 3D instead of the buttock lines that don't
really follow the water flow. It looked pretty much like the Eric lines
to my somewhat experienced eyes but I would love to see an actual lines
plan of the Westsail for comparison. Flare and keel shape could vary a
lot without effecting the basic characteristics of the hull.


Hmmm... flare is a basic characteristic, it is a major
component of the boat's reserve bouyancy and will affect how
it responds to waves. I have read that the keel shape of the
redningskoite included a lot of salient or flat/near-flat to
improve windward ability... it seems consistent with the
Westsails reputation of not making good speed to windward,
versus the redningskoite's rep for all-around handiness.

DSK