This thread has reached a new high in the concentration of uniformed twaddle.
Fellas, get the books that treat sailboat design well: Chappelle, Skene's
(Kinney), Dave Gerr, Ted Brewer are a good start.

Morgan Ohlson wrote:

On 27 Aug 2004 13:14:00 GMT, William R. Watt wrote:

Morgan Ohlson ) writes:

Is it easier to handle a boat with mast to the rear or front? or design it
properly to allow that position?

no difference to sail balance.


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

...that must be because of the mast weight, isn't it?

A difference in sailpower between a front or rear mast position is the roll
forces applied.

...I realised recently.

Morgan O.