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Martin Schöön wrote:
snip I forgot one thing in my previous response. Are the numbers below based on empty boat weight or sailing displacement with crew? Empty, I believe. There's a sportboat forum at 'Sailing Anarchy' and they argue all the time about what is and what isn't a sportboat, so I'm not sure there is any real definition. Not even the guys who design them can reach full agreement, apparently. But I will say, I know a sportboat when I see one! ![]() How about this for a working definition: "A monohull keelboat that's capable of planing." Wayne.B wrote: Doesn't work for me, there are lots of monohull keelboats that are capable of planing under certain conditions. Yes, that's a very large playing field. .... I used to race on a B-29 that was right on the cusp of almost being a sport boat but it really wasn't. Downwind with 20+ kts it was one exciting ride however, and we once planed at 17 to 18 kts for over 2 miles. The B-29 carried a conventional spinnaker pole which enabled it to go lower on a spinnaker run than a true sport boat, but also at lower speed. It's very tricky to get the angles right, as I'm sure Martin S will agree. You can always go faster thru the water by heating up, but that doesn't necessarily get you higher VMG. It is a lot of fun though! I sailed a Johnson 18, a centerboard sprit boat that could also plane upwind (something very very few keelboats can achieve) and the asymmetric was a total blast. I have sailed a number of boats with a conventional spinnaker since then, but I'm not planning on getting serious about another one-design without it. It's just way too much bang for the buck. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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