Sail area-displacement ratio
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Sail area-displacement ratio
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The sail area-displacement ratio (SA/D) is a calculation used to express how much sail a boat carries relative to its weight. In the first equation, the denominator in pounds is divided by 64 to convert it to cubic feet. The denominator is taken to the 2/3 power to make the entire metric unit-less. It is an indicator of the performance of a boat. The higher the SA/D, the more lively the boat's sailing performance: The SA/D, however, does not provide information about a boat behavior in a storm o
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Calculation used to estimate how much sail a boat carries relative to its weight
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail_area-displacement_ratio
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2024-01-05T03:25:42Z
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