ARE OLDER SAILBOATS WORSE THAN RECENT DESIGNS? (1st part) - Sailing performance and hull design

Dufour 44/45EThis is the first part of a post about the design of modern cruising sailboats, compared to designs found primarily on older boats.The first part, this one, is about the performance of different types of hulls, the second will be about advantages and disadvantages of the different types of hulls for cruising, and the third will be about which type of boat and type of hulls is the

ARE OLDER SAILBOATS WORSE THAN RECENT DESIGNS? (1st part) - Sailing performance and hull design
Dufour 44/45EThis is the first part of a post about the design of modern cruising sailboats, compared to designs found primarily on older boats.The first part, this one, is about the performance of different types of hulls, the second will be about advantages and disadvantages of the different types of hulls for cruising, and the third will be about which type of boat and type of hulls is the