Sail Area . . . Question ?

[otherthan]

Originally Posted by Paul L

The tonnage spec'd in documentation certificates is not weight. It is an odd ball measure of volume. For a cruising boat you basically ignore that number.

Paul LSV Jeorgia

so when I say my boat has more storage space, its because she has more volume?

[boatman61]

Damn..... and there was I thinking it was something simple like Main and No;1 jib being the quoted sail area for 'new boats'..... Genoa's were not in the spec....
Goes to show how long since I went to a boat show...