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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-05-2016, 14:06
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Posted By Pete7
Re: Pilothouse Variations -- Boreal

Sssshh, we always sail on to the mooring or into an unknown marina in a foreign country :thumb:
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-05-2016, 13:35
Replies: 573
Views: 117,925
Posted By Pete7
Re: Pilothouse Variations -- Boreal

Absolutely, I have no problem in running away or turning the engine on if it looks dicey.

Two things stood out for me on that trip, how fast a modern well designed 54ft cruising yacht can travel...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 15-05-2016, 13:21
Replies: 573
Views: 117,925
Posted By Pete7
Re: Pilothouse Variations -- Boreal

Intregued by that photo of Wild Horse stuffing its nose into a wave I went searching for the photo and last night found the others in the series. When the boat was turned around the waves appeared...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-05-2016, 13:53
Replies: 573
Views: 117,925
Posted By Pete7
Re: Pilothouse Variations -- Boreal

Nah, I disagree :smile:. In a static object possibly but charging down the face of a wave then dynamic stability is far more important as you state later.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-05-2016, 05:42
Replies: 573
Views: 117,925
Posted By Pete7
Re: Pilothouse Variations -- Borealis

Interesting, also my understanding that raked bows help to stop the boat being stuffed into the back of a wave when going down wind in big seas. Achieved as you say by increasingly greater volume...
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