Not necessarily true. Depends on the boat's hull shape. For beamy boats
perhaps but for narrower IOR designs more heel means more waterline and thus
more speed...up to a point. Excess heel may result in a slower boat as the
keel loses its effectiveness and as the midships buoyancy mat result in the bow
actually lifting out of the water and thus reducing waterline. Here's a good
read on the subject.
http://www.sailingworld.com/experts/how-heel-affects-speed-and-handling
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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> From: Bob Moriarty <bobmo...@gmail.com>
>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:34 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List Theoretical Hull Speed
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>Just a minor comment.
>As the boat heels and picks up waterline length, its presentation to the sea
>state is usually increasingly sub-optimal vis-a-vis hull speed.
>Bob M
>Ox 33-1
>Jax, FL
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>On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Ronald B. Frerker <rbfrer...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Just to reinforce Dennis' comment; many boats pick up waterline length when
>heeling and thus increase potential boat speed.
>>Also keep in mind that unless it's GPS speed, speedo's can have error. We
>>had a boat in the marina that could do 0.5kt while sitting at the dock!
>>Ron
>>Wild Cheri
>>C&C 30
>>STL
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>>--- On Sun, 5/19/13, sam.c.sal...@gmail.com <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>From: sam.c.sal...@gmail.com <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com>
>>>Subject: Stus-List Theoretical Hull Speed
>>>To: "CnC" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>>>Date: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 6:41 PM
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>>>My 26 has a theoretical hull speed around 61/4 knots. I've had 7.9 on a beam
>>>reach once with main and 135% genoa. So your not alone! I guess the optimum
>>>word is theoretical.
>>>Sam Salter
>>>C&C 26 Liquorice
>>>Ghost Lake Alberta
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