It’s that single measure in the mix that contributes more to your enjoyment on the water than any other piece of equipment or design feature.
You can’t buy it at the chandlery, you can't order it online and you’re not likely to see it in the inventory or the specifications.
It’s a hull form that’s conceived at the design stage to maximise waterline length, quiet the motion in a bumpy anchorage, dampen pitching motion in a head sea and enhance optimum all round performance.
It’s a simple relationship between the length of the hulls and the total mass of the boat. It’s measured by the displacement to length ratio and it should be prominent in the specifications of all boats, power or sail because it tells us more about a vessel’s potential for efficiency, comfort and performance than any other measure.
Read more about the Displacement to Length Ratio in the LAB
