[Rhodes22-list] bumped : capsize discussion continued, masthead float?

[Shawn Boles]

Hi:

Richard Henderson in 'Sailing in Windy Weather' gives a Capsize Screening
Formula - CSF = Beam <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_%28nautical%29> / (
Displacement <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displacement_%28fluid%29>/64.2)1/3
-

Values less than 2 are considered to indicate a higher tendency to capsize.
It is a rough guide developed after the Fastnet disaster in 1979. I assume
beam is ca 8' - if you know displacement you can calculate CSF.



Cheers,
Shawn

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Mike C <hmcheung57 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The *initial* stability of most all keel/centerboard boats is relatively
> low
> just because of the shorter moment arm the ballast has relative to a
> regular
> keel boat or one of the foil/bulb designs.  However the *ultimate*
> stability
> is substantially higher.  The Rhodes is also "cursed" in terms of initial
> stability by its low wetted area compared to many boats its size.  There
> are
> ways of quantifying initial and ultimate stability, but I haven't seen an
> analysis of the Rhodes 22.
>
>
>
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