DSK wrote:

I get the impression you're looking for other people's comments, but can
I answer too?

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

So the question occurred to me after I closed a reply to Doug King
about sailing hulls.

Are sailboats considered planing hulls?


Sure... wait, not all of them! Some sailboats were planing back in the
1890s, long before any motorboats had reached the necessary power/weight
ratio.
Not intentionally and not for long. Maybe if they got caught out in a
squall and the crew lucky enough for the mast to stay up and they were
lucky and good enough to avoid sailing the boat under.

'In 1928 Uffa Fox introduced planing to an astonished racing world in
his International 14 boat, the Avenger. He gained 52 first places, two
seconds and three third places out of 57 race starts that year.'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclop...laning%20Hulls

The early Uffa 14s were really beautiful boats. If I had loadsa dosh
and time a replica (with *slightly* modernised gear) would be my dream
project.

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