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Monthly Archives: February 2017

LOOKING AT STABILITY CURVES

By admin | Published: February 17, 2017
Stability information presented to the public is usually simplified to the point of being useless. When I see a published stability curve like that above, my reaction is “That’s nice and it looks good, but it tells me almost nothing.” It’s a nice graphic but key information is missing, mainly data on the conditions under[.....]

BLUENOSE AND COLUMBIA

By admin | Published: February 2, 2017
Bluenose and Columbia raced against each other in only two races in 1923. Bluenose was then 2 years old and Columbia brand new. Bluenose won both those races but the committee awarded the second race to Columbia due to Bluenose rounding a mark improperly. Angus Walters took exception and left Halifax without the issue being[.....]

TAD ROBERTS RECIEVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

By admin | Published: February 1, 2017

CAPSIZE OF THE YACHT BAADEN

By admin | Published: February 1, 2017
This article was originally published in Western Mariner November 2015.

LAUNCHING CALCULATIONS

By admin | Published: February 1, 2017
This article originally appeared in Western Mariner September 2014.

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