Re: [Paddlewise] Hull speed isn't wave climbing

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 21:51:49 -0400
From: "Allan and Joyce Singleton" <alsjfs_at_voyager.co.nz>


> So hull speed isn't wave climbing, but attempting to exceed it with a
> displacement hull is.

All of what you say makes perfect sense, except this.  It still remains that the
force increase is not consistent with grade resistance.  So I would argue 
that you're not climbing the wave, you're pushing it at a bad angle - your
cutwater now includes the whole bottom of your hull!

Mike


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