T&T: 18 knot displacment hull with a 45ft waterline length

[Keith]

The rudders lift the hull, making it at least semi-displacement if not full 
displacement. You can't beat physics!


Keith
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Holbrook" <john_r_holbrook@yahoo.com>



> Interest design appears to use two rudders space far apart at the stern. I 
> would guess that at higher speeds the rudders are turned a few degrees 
> out, port rudder to stb and stb rudder to port to give the stern some 
> lift.
>
>  Also interesting to see the lightship weight at 32,000lbs. Makes me 
> wonder why typical 50ft trawlers are nearly twice that.
>
>  http://www.powersail.co.nz/model_test.html
>
>  http://www.powersail.co.nz/15m_data.html