| Sail Area to Displacement
| 18.99
|
The sail area is the total of the main sail and
the area of the front triangle. A racing boat typically has large sail area
and low displacement. A number less than 13 probably indicates that the boat
is a motorsailer. High performance boats would be around 18 or higher.
| Motion Comfort
| 9.46
|
Range will be from 5 to 60+ with a Whitby 42 at the mid
30's. The higher the number the more comfort in a sea. This figure of merit
was developed by the Yacht designer Ted Brewer and is meant to compare the
motion comfort of boats of similar size and types.
| LWL to Beam
| 2.64
|
A medium value would be 2.7. 3.0 would be high and 2.3 would be low
| Capsize Ratio
| 2.35
|
A value less than 2 is considered to be relatively good; the
boat should be relatively safe in bad conditions. The higher the number
above 2 the more vulnerable the boat. This is just a rough figure of merit
and controversial as to its use.
| Sailing Category
| racer
|
The four categories are racer, racer/cruiser,
cruiser/racer, and cruiser in order of descending performance
| Pounds per Inch Immersion
| 368
|
The weight required to sink the yacht one inch.
If the boat is in fresh water multiply the result by 0.975. If you know the
beam at the waterline (BWL) multipy the result by BWL/Beam.
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