Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: regiment on August 07, 2009, 07:20:21 pm

Title: boat bows
Post by: regiment on August 07, 2009, 07:20:21 pm
went to falmouth today watching  sailing boats  racing why do   some of them have sloping bows and some have straight bows
Title: Re: boat bows
Post by: gondolier88 on August 07, 2009, 08:29:23 pm
Fashion, experimentation, effiency- short waterline length in light winds gives speed- long waterline when bending to the wind makes the hull more efficient, owners preference, designers preference- theres a few reasons to get on with.

Greg
Title: Re: boat bows
Post by: tobyker on August 08, 2009, 01:36:00 am
And of course the class rules for each type of boat - a plumb bow will give greater waterline length within an overall length for the boat, but a spoon bow will give greater WL than the measured WL when heeled, and provide extra buoyancy for the press of a tall rig etc etc etc