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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
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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.
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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
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