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Old 04-19-2009
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Main Sail - Very very nice experiment and post and thank you for taking time to do that. I know it is around double the drag and around an extra 20lbs or so extra but what does that mean in real terms - is this something that a sailboat displacing 11,000lbs will take effect from or is it so minute that it basically doesn't matter? I mean it is awesome to know which way is more efficient don't get me wrong but I am just trying to picture how much it would effect some larger boats.
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