I can't sleep
My apologies if ranting, I really like that vessels look. I bet ya that guys a sailor and high
dinghy davits keep
tender clear in seas because she'll heel well.
Heeling increasing waterline, increasing
displacement length and just big old plane fun.
Although pitching will occur , I like to compare
boats with less rocker with
power skiffs to being similar to faster cruisers of less rocker. As energy rolls along the waters surface, wave heights indicate strength of energy.
Power skiffs will not cope with as much energy as a rocker and soon at
anchor will tug on the
rode to try and break free then ride the wave back against the energy , creating much slack thus a further distance to build momentum (acceleration of
rode from slack to tension). The planes fulcrum also aids this acceleration because although the swell might be relatively small, the distance from what may as well be the leading edge of a short deep keel if skiff is a sail able skiff makes a very strong torque. Like a stallion attempting to break free.
Yet old girls like this
boat, simply wave at the energy in unison with the wave, reduced torque on the anchor rode. She rode well. She rides better.
Underway,
racing boats often employ the hydrodynamic nature of skiffs. But they love power. Ain't my cup of tea having to
work. With sailboats, power can be a sheet of a job. Whereas old girl likes to glide. Some might enjoy the balance of gliding. Although the conditions might become heavier, she remains light. Spilling excess gusts with her heeling and calmly keeping her point natural in rough seas.
Although hobby horsing, she ain't rocking a stallion.. she looks gentle and growing with gift rather than stall, stall, I on. I on being bang.
Eg. She needs much less power to maintain her point..
And wind grows strength fast.. waves follow suit.
Thus beautiful to glide
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