On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 07:25:53 GMT, Morgan Ohlson
wrote:

Boats with a Cat rig have a tendencie towards max beam and max draft closer
to the bow.

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Since the center of effort (CE) is further forward on a cat rig, the
center of lateral resistance (CLR) needs to be further forward also in
order to keep the boat balanced.