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Forum: General Sailing Forum

31-07-2017, 19:07

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Why the endless need for speed?

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Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Why the endless need for speed?

To some extent, yes, but in a well-sailed boat the leeway will generally be less than 10 degrees. You can get a lot more apparent wind angle shift than that on a fast boat.

I suppose we could say...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

31-07-2017, 11:09

Replies: 131

Why the endless need for speed?

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Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Why the endless need for speed?

And has been mentioned, another component of "faster" is the ability to move in very light winds. When you are slatting around in leftover swells and close to zero wind, there's a huge difference...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

31-07-2017, 11:02

Replies: 131

Why the endless need for speed?

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Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Why the endless need for speed?

All else being equal, a boat going faster will point *lower*, since the apparent wind moves forward as the boatspeed increases. Look at the recent America's Cup races: The boats were sailing...

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