Review of Ravel
Basic specs.
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The Ravel is equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
DaggerBoard aka Sword
The Ravel is equipped with a daggerboard keel. A daggerboard is a lifting keel that can be lowered and raised, allowing the boat to enter shallow waters as well.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Ravel is about 104 kg/cm, alternatively 587 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 104 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 587 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Ravel is 3.45.
Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.
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