... is to eliminate as much drag as possible by having the boat plane rather than be 'force moded".
Who says that the drag associated to "forced mode displacement" is higher then the drag incurred by planing ?
Or if you will, are Tornado catamarans faster or slower then 18 foot skiffs while carrying less sail area ?
Without some dependable data we're all (me incl.) just guessing here and that isn't science.
Wouter
I am going to go out on a limb here Wouter and say that a hull of equal dimension, shape etc being forced through water has more drag than that same hull planing over the top of the water.
That is why that hull traveling through water needs more power to make it travel....hence the word "force" in the description "force moded".
In regards to the T traveling faster than the skiff it may be that the huge rig and wings and extra crew etc of the skiff create MORE DRAG via windage than the T.
