Sailboat Specifications

[Sam Morgan]

What do the letters I, J, P and, E stand for when used in a sailboat specification listing? I have been watching this site for a while and have seen nothing about these alpha characters nor have I been able to find any information in the various books about sailboats.

 

[Bernie]

Measurement Definitions

I = length of sail leechJ = The horizontal distance from the front of the mast at deck level to the point where the forestay meets the deckP = Length of mainsail luffE = Length of mainsail foot

 

[Bernie]

Measurement Definition Correction

I = the vertical distance at the front of the mast from the deck to the jib halyard sheave

 

[Sam Morgan]

Thanks Bernie

Thanks for the info Bernie. I was also interested in what the letters I, J, P, and E stood for. Is each letter shorthand for some word?

 

[Claude L.-Auger]

Measurement definitions: diagram available

There seems to be a lot of knowledge and some confusion as to what the various measurments definitions actually are. I dug in my old handicapper's manual and came up with a diagram that shows it pretty well. If any of you guys are interested, send me your e-mail and I'll download it.

 

[Sam Morgan]

Handicappers Manual

Claude - I would love to have the information from your manual about sailboat measurements. My email address is: F105PLT@AOL.COM

 

[Steve Dion]

Claude, mon ami

Why don't you just post it in the Photo Forum for EVERYONE to enjoy?.