RE: Potter Pride
Eric Johnson (ej@tx3.com)
Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:59:30 -0800
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> > The incident got me reminicing about the Soling and I had a
> funny thought:
> In
> > class, they taught us the "hull speed" equation. You know the one --
> > Displacment Hull speed = 1.3 something times square root of waterline
> length.
>
> Surprising how many people believe that outdated tanker rule...
Yeah no kidding. Everyone knows that waves in water move so much faster than
they used to :P
That rule is believed because it is accurate and true and based on real
physics and vast empirical data :) Call me old fashioned, but I'll stick
with what all naval architects say about displacement hulls.