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Conference unifix::sailing

Title:SAILING
Notice:Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference
Moderator:UNIFIX::BERENS
Created:Wed Jul 01 1992
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2299
Total number of notes:20724

1139.0. "12 Meter Yachts" by 45466::WILKINSON_B () Wed Mar 01 1989 10:43

    Can anyone tell me the significance of the 2.37 denominator within
    the specification for a 12 metre yacht as raced in the Americas
    cup? Many thanks,Brian.

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1139.1it's a constantGIAMEM::T_MOOREWed Mar 01 1989 16:3711
    In an artical in SAIL dated November 1986 the 2.37 is refered to
    as "divided by the constant 2.37..."  Another words it does not
    tell you much about how they arive at the constant.  
    
    
    Cheers,
    
    Tom