Re: S****t boat?

On 27 Aug 2006 23:10:14 +0200, martin.schoon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Martin Schöön)
wrote:

>Simple question:
>
>What is a s****t boat?
>or
>What is the 'definition' of s****t boat?

Simple question, not quite as easy to answer.

The vast majority of true s****t boats have sprit poles, large
asymmetric spin****rs, and are quick to reach planing speeds when off
the wind.  Being able to plane implies a high ratio of sail area to
displacement of course, but it would be difficult to come up with a
hard number cutoff.

Regarding s****t boats vs dinghys, s****t boats have at least a minimal
cabin and sleeping accomodations in all of the cases that I'm aware
of.  S****t boats will also have a ballast keel but that will not keep
them from capsizing if hard pressed  or mis-handled.