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    vessel's length at the waterline (abbreviated to L.W.L) is the length of a ship or boat at the level where it sits in the water (the waterline). The LWL...
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    speed is defined by, among other things, the waterline length. In a sailing boat, the waterline length can change significantly as the boat heels, and...
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    Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking...
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  • speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of...
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    travel through the water at a limited rate that is defined by the waterline length except for especially narrow hulls such as sailing multihulls that...
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  • Scantling (redirect from Scantling length)
    section. The scantling length refers to the structural length of a ship. Its distance is slightly less than the waterline length of a ship, and generally...
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  • {\displaystyle {\text{speed–length ratio}}={\frac {u}{\sqrt {\text{LWL}}}}} where: u = flow speed LWL = length of waterline The term was converted into...
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    values. Iowa is 859 ft 5+3⁄4 in (261.969 m) waterline length, 887 ft 2+3⁄4 in (270.427 m) overall length, and 108 ft 2+1⁄16 in (32.971 m) beam. New Jersey...
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    effective when used on vessels that meet the following conditions: The waterline length is longer than about 15 metres (49 ft). The bulb design is optimised...
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  • The displacement–length ratio (DLR or D/L ratio) is a calculation used to express how heavy a boat is relative to its waterline length. DLR was first published...
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    races to embrace any sailing vessel with more than 30 ft (9.14 m) waterline length and on which at least half the people on board are aged 15 to 25. In...
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    encountered. Performance hinges on a number of factors, including the waterline length (longer means faster), drag in the water (narrower hull with smooth...
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    or waterline length are other common measures of ship length). General Year: launch/delivery/active Shipyard: makers of the yacht LOA: overall length LOD:...
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  • Brittany Ferries was a 60-foot waterline length trimaran that was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1981. List of multihulls C. A. Marchaj (2003) [1996]...
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  • afterwards. The 1938 version of the Lion class had a waterline length of 780 feet (237.7 m), an overall length of 785 feet (239.3 m), a beam of 105 feet (32 m)...
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    introduced in 1986 and produced until 1989. The length overall is 25.83 ft (7.87 m), the waterline length is 23.50 ft (7.16 m), displaces 2,850 lb (1,293 kg)...
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  • Elf Aquitaine was a 62-foot waterline length catamaran that was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1981. List of multihulls C. A. Marchaj (2003) [1996]...
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    Where: L {\displaystyle L} is boat length (a number itself derived from a formula that includes Length at the Waterline L.W.L in feet) S {\displaystyle S}...
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  • Fleury Michon was a 75-foot waterline length trimaran that was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1987. List of multihulls Fleury Michon IV C. A. Marchaj...
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    FnV applies when the waterline length is too speed-dependent to be meaningful—as with a planing hull. It uses a reference length, the cubic root of the...
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    40 This model was introduced in 2007. It has a length overall of 39.83 ft (12.1 m), a waterline length of 33.92 ft (10.3 m), displaces 18,210 lb (8,260 kg)...
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    at Villa Beach. Participating paraws are categorized based on the waterline length of the boat and further classified according to their sails as "unpainted"...
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  • 69-class ships were 250.5 meters (821 ft 10 in) long overall and had a waterline length of 240 meters (787 ft 5 in). They had a beam of 31.6 meters (103 ft...
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  • Formula Tag was a 74-foot waterline length catamaran that was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1984. List of multihulls C. A. Marchaj (2003) [1996]...
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    overall length of 847 feet (258 m) and a waterline length of 778 feet (237 m). The extreme beam is 118 feet (36 m) with the beam at the waterline being...
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  • which can mean: Living with ley Lifewide learning Load Waterline Length / Length at waterline La wea loca This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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  • Dict Robert was a 50-foot waterline length trimaran that was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1981. List of multihulls C. A. Marchaj (2003) [1996]....
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  • FMV was a 60-foot waterline length catamaran that was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1981. List of multihulls C. A. Marchaj (2003) [1996]. Sail Performance...
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    races: Rating = 2 ⋅ Load Waterline Length + Sail Area 3 {\displaystyle {\text{Rating}}={\frac {2\cdot {\text{Load Waterline Length}}+{\sqrt {\text{Sail Area}}}}{3}}}...
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    2021. the total cumulative hull/waterline length is nearly 300 meters, already almost as long as the total 305-meter length (including flight deck) of the...
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