Newby questions on sailboat design

[stubby]

For anytheng other that the basic hull modeler, you need the paid version. But there are always calculators and books...

[Kent Multer]

I see that the paid version of Delftship is about 200 Euros; that's not too bad, especially with the current exchange rate for US dollars. But it's a bit much for my budget right now, when the project is still pretty speculative. Maybe I'll build a model and put it in the lake ...

For anyone who's interested, I found a very nice description and photos of a Bolger Advanced Sharpie 39, which I've used as kind of a starting point for my own design.

http://www.ace.net.au/schooner/as39ba.htm#start

Not exactly classic lines, but it looks like fun to me!