In sailboat design, what does a design’s sail-area-to-displacement ratio tell you about the boat?
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Congratulations to Alice Brownell of Baltimore, MD who correctly identified the North Star’s “pointer stars” as being the two stars that form the outer edge of Ursa Major or the Big Dipper. The stars are Dubhe and Merak. Draw a line through them to find the North Star.
