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Sail Wind Load Calculator

Created by Bilabog Bilabog  > 9 months ago, 23 Jul 2009
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Bilabog
Bilabog

NSW

211 posts

23 Jul 2009 9:03pm
Found a good Sail wind load calculator on the internet.
You type in your sail size & then the wind speed and it tells you the load on your sail. Only problem is you have to enter your sail size in square feet.


www.sailingusa.info/cal_wind_load.htm

www.embassyworld.com/data/Square_Meters_Square_Feet.html
to convert square metres to square feet.
yoyo
yoyo

WA

1646 posts

23 Jul 2009 7:40pm
Don't forget it is for yachts..those slow things you sail around on your windsurfer.

Square reaching at 28knots in 21knots of wind gives an appartant wind of 35knots.

Multiplying your sail size by 10 will get you close to the square foot area.
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