True, but looking at the two hulls, I bet Comanche has a bit of a rougher go of it with the true wind forward of the beam in a seaway. And that...
Wild oats xi, a 9 yr old boat, beat it boat for boat in the Sydney Hobart race.
I like your requirements and have often thought of a similar set of requirements for myself on the Chesapeake with my family. I think stability...
The obvious risk is the mast will fall down, other connected gear could break, and someone could get injured or killed. If you are asking what...
Be careful about generalizing a certain sail planform for all boats as being the fastest. Lots of factors come to play, including rule...
Stoned Pirate- Have you sailed the ocean before during rough weather? If not, you might gain some insight into your design and passge attempt by...
Of course to each his own, but lordy that thing looks awful. Cleaning it up to be useable would be akin to polishing a turd. The performance...
Principles of Naval Architecture from SNAME or Hydrodynamics in Ship Design, Harold Saunders has the "design lane" for where the LCB should be.
yep maybe 12 knots is possible with 39' LWL, 185hp at 14000 lb displacement. A more comfortable cruise is probably 9-10 knots though. 185hp...
Naval Architecture is engineering, and schools train nav archs as such. Architecture and engineering are very different vocations. Architects by...
Nope. Numbers don't work out, sorry.
rounded sections, curved counter in the stern. Planing or semi-planing will have flat sections and buttocks aft to promote stable flow and...
That is most definitely a displacement hull.
I crewed on a snipe for a few years as a kid, from about 10-14 year old. That blade was a real bummer to pull up, especially in a breeze. I can...
One thing to think about- It sounds like you will be adding a substantial amount of righting moment by making the keel deeper and heavier than...
