A sailboat without a sail is but a hull of itself.
A sailboat without a sail is but a hull of itself.
round bottom hull
A round hull.
To determine the hull speed of a sailboat, multiply the square root of the length at the water line by 1.34. The answer will be in nautical miles per hour.
It depends on many factors. The hull shape, how the sails are rigged, how much sail area you have, the ability of the crew, the wind speed, the tide.
That depends on what length Sunfish you are referring to.
The hull of a boat is the body of the boat. it is the part of the boat in the water. excluding the mast, boom, sail, rudder, keel, etc.
Hobie Cats are notoriously fast, but there's a brand called "Flying" that has a mono-hull and may give Hobie a good run. Of course, it's opinion, but there's mine!
A sailboat will have positive buoyancy if the weight of the boat is less than the weight of the water it takes the place of. The weight of the water that is being occupied by the hull is displacement.
maximum speed (hull speed) with a displacement hull with a 25ft waterline would be 6.75 knots or 7.76 mph. You 25 ft boat may have a shorter waterline, thus be a little slower.
The Hughes plant burned down in 1991, I understand with all molds.