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Forum: Monohull Sailboats

22-02-2016, 11:01

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

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Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

I don't think it is a question of comfort but of safety (final stability) and sailing power.

You have said rightly, center of gravity, not to confound with ballast/displacement unless the boats...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

20-02-2016, 11:14

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

Nice to have some good sense here:smile:

Sailing in what regards racing has as much to do with the boat as with the crew and if a given boat hardly can go much faster than its rating, even with a...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

19-02-2016, 11:55

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

As you know handicap results means nothing regarding the boat performance only says that the Peterson 43 and the S&S 47 were extremely well sailed, close to its potential.

Regarding the Peterson...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-02-2016, 14:21

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

Not needed to discuss things many times. Here you have a thread about the subject:
https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f47/understanding-the-ratios-71329.html

In fact the more useful ratios today...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-02-2016, 13:53

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

Power is power, weight is weight, being it on a motorboat or sailing boat or even on a ship. Maybe the ship captains that are on this thread can tell us what boat would fare better upwind against bad...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-02-2016, 11:25

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

That has nothing to do with personal preferences. In fact both boats are rather old, the difference is that one is obviously more powerful than the other, one is a cruiser-racer the other is a...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-02-2016, 10:59

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

GordMay, it is difficult to disagree with you with that avatar:thumb: an all your nice manners.

I had one of those calculators many years ago and I through it out long ago. It really does not...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-02-2016, 10:40

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

I don't know if you are right about that. I would say that it will depend of the boat and there is many types of light boats but it seems to me that you start running when you have no ability to keep...

Forum: Monohull Sailboats

17-02-2016, 07:21

Replies: 66

Importance of D/L ratio

Views: 9,362

Posted By Polux

Re: Importance of D/L ratio

But the size of the boats waterline is a very important item regarding comfort and one that is not so dependent of other factors (to be important) as D/L.

I am not talking about a difference of...

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