Keel 5' winged VS 6.5' Fin in Chesapeake Bay on a 41

[isaksp00]

We used to have a crewmen who brought on a bag for day-racing. It must have weighted 25 pounds. So we instituted a policy that the crew-member with the heaviest bag each day had to empty it out and do a show-and-tell for everyone. Well this guy lost every time, and had things like a handheld VHF-with spare battery! (on the boat), first aid kit (on the boat). 2 tethers, 3 layers of clothing, sea boots, etc etc. OK for a long off-shore, but we were going to go bang around the cans! He no longer sails with the boat.

Does he sail without the boat? I'd like to see that.

 

[PAC3142]

Actually a 6.5' fin keel will require 7 feet of water once you provision. Draft is based on dry weight. That takes a lot of the bay out your sailing mix. But it also gives you great down-bay and bluewater potential.

So, I did a quick calculation on how much a hunter 41 would sink with load based on estimated water plane area: 1500 lb per inch.

 

[Ron20324]

[QUOTE="Gunni, ...Actually a 6.5' fin keel will require 7 feet of water once you provision. ...[/QUOTE]

Do not overlook the wave and WAKE size that adds/subtracts to the actual water depth.