Further Ballast Discussion regarding degrees from Vertical

[Guest Anonymous]

You are welcome!! There are quite a few calculator programs out there, if ya check around the net. One thing to remember is that usually quite a few more factors have to be factored into the process to get a truly accurate set of numbers on just about anything. They are fun though and can give a rough guestimate for what you are looking for. Engineers and Architects work long and hard for their degrees for a very good reason.

Here is a few more links I had on hand:

http://www.image-ination.com/sailcalc.html

http://www.sailingusa.info/design_winds.htm

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volvooceanrace/interactives/sailing/index.html

Have fun, good luck!

Bill