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This is for the Uber Nerds who like to look at rig dimensions and calculate sail areas for sailboats:

http://www.mauriprosailing.com/sailboat ... nsions.htm

See the ABCs? Click on each letter and look for the sailboat model you are interested in and check the rig dimensions.

The resource isn't perfect but its interesting for me, nonetheless. I find sail area information on sailboats to be woefully lacking. Total sail area isn't enough for me, I want to know the sail area of the main sail and the jib - especially for the jib. I then can come up with a more accurate SA/D ratio for the sailboat model I am interested in knowing about.

Just to show what a nerd I am, I find it interesting that the 1970s archrivals Tartan 30 and C&C 30 have main sails that is exactly the same size. The mainsail for the T30 and C&C 30 will work on Catalina 30s as well.

Enjoy.

- Case

Now that really is some useful information! Thanks for that. I agree that SA/D is an important ratio to consider, but without taking into account the position of the mast, it can be somewhat misleading.