Hey Everyone,
Good evening! Earlier this week, a friend and I had an interesting conversation about Sunfish. He says the hull speed is theoretically 6 knots, but I've gone quite a bit faster than that before on a Sunfish before a storm rolled in. Typically, when a sailboat exceeds its maximum hull speed, it runs the bow into the water and causes the boat to pitchpole or potentially sink. I suppose the force of the wind-filled sail could push the bow of the boat under the water if the sailor's weight wasn't situated properly aft. Any thoughts?
Good evening! Earlier this week, a friend and I had an interesting conversation about Sunfish. He says the hull speed is theoretically 6 knots, but I've gone quite a bit faster than that before on a Sunfish before a storm rolled in. Typically, when a sailboat exceeds its maximum hull speed, it runs the bow into the water and causes the boat to pitchpole or potentially sink. I suppose the force of the wind-filled sail could push the bow of the boat under the water if the sailor's weight wasn't situated properly aft. Any thoughts?