Re: S****t boat?

Wayne.B wrote:
> (Martin Schöön) wrote:

>>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.

How about this for a working definition:

"A monohull keelboat that's capable of planing."

//Walt