Sport boat?
Simple question:What is a sport boat?
or
What is the 'definition' of sport boat? Looking at them 'from a distance' I think I have gathered
that a J 24 is not a sport boat but both J 80 and Melges 24
are. How come? Because they plane more readily? How small can a sport boat be without becoming a dinghy?
How big? Is a Melges 30 still regarded as a sport boat? Could a multuhull be a sport boat or is that too blasphemous? Cheers,
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martin.schoon
Aug 27
2006
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| Empty, I believe. |
DSK
Aug 28
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| Speaking of sport boats, the Melges 24 world championships are being
held in Hyeres, France this week, in windy mistral conditions. Some
good pictures here: http://www.melges24.com/photogalleries.asp?year=2006&event=WorldChampionship http://tinyurl.com/rmagw My oldest son is crewing on the boat in picture # 3 and they are doing
fairly well. Well known sailor Dave Ullman is in picture # 10,
blasting through a wave with a lot of wind. |
Wayne.B
Aug 29
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| Good luck to your son - hope he does well. Kind of reminds me of the old days with Town class sailboats in heavy
weather. Lots of memories of racing around Marblehead in those boats. Hmmm - I need to start my life over again I think. :>) Not to go completely off the subject of sport boats, I was catching up
on my reading the other day and the particular article was about the
Volvo Round the World race and the hi-tech sailboats they are using. Frankly, I was stunned at the technology being used in those boats. |
Shortwave
Aug 29
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| How about this for a working definition: "A monohull keelboat that's capable of planing." //Walt |
Walt
Aug 28
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| DSK <dsk@dontbotherme.com> writes: |
martin.schoon
Aug 28
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| DSK <dsk@dontbotherme.com> writes: |
martin.schoon
Aug 28
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| Doesn't work for me, there are lots of monohull keelboats that are
capable of planing under certain conditions. I used to race on a B-29
that was right on the cusp of almost being a sport boat but it really
wasn't. Downwind with 20+ kts it was one exciting ride however, and
we once planed at 17 to 18 kts for over 2 miles. The B-29 carried a
conventional spinnaker pole which enabled it to go lower on a
spinnaker run than a true sport boat, but also at lower speed. |
Wayne.B
Aug 28
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| On 28 Aug 2006 18:33:56 +0200, martin.schoon@gmail.com (Martin Schöön) |
Wayne.B
Aug 28
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| Harry Krause <harry.krause@gmail.com> writes: |
martin.schoon
Aug 28
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| Wayne.B <waynebatrecdotboats@hotmail.com> writes: |
martin.schoon
Aug 28
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| There are a number of rules of thumb that some clubs & |
DSK
Aug 28
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| On 27 Aug 2006 23:10:14 +0200, martin.schoon@gmail.com (Martin Schöön) |
Wayne.B
Aug 28
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| A sport boat, like a sports car, is a vehicle so small and tight that
only a 16-year-old can get laid in it without needing to visit a
chiropractor afterwards. |
Harry
Aug 27
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