Sailboat designs use several ratios to determine a designs likely performance. What does a design’s sail area-to-diplacement ratio indicate?
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Many thanks to all readers who sent in answers to last week’s question. The winner this week is Laura Hudson, Appanoug, RI who emailed: “Broadseams are the slightly curved seams that join the panels of a sail. The curved edges, the broadseams, give the sail it shape and define the position and depth of a sail’s draft.”
