full keel

Hello, after 10 years of IF-Sailing I am stuck in love with the Boats of the GGR. I am not a math-pro and still would like to learn more about the pros and cons of the different designs of this era from a current perspective. Most of the layman-readable books are way too superficial for what I...

Hello all, Can any good folks offer an explanation of the downwind rolling effect of heavy displacement, high Cp boats and also explain why they are heavy on the helm sailing downwind in a bigger seastate? Why and how does this occur? Thank you

I have a question for the community. As I understand it a displacement hull is limited by the length of its hull. On a sailboat I would assume that a modern fin keel would come close to this speed limit whereas a traditional full keel sail boat would fall significantly short of this maximum...

I am looking for informed/professional input on this design. Opinions are like... well, we've all got them. I'm not looking for that here. I'm looking for information based on experience and knowledge about design, function and performance. Here is the design. Intended use: long distance...