RIGHTING MOMENT
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RIGGING / SAILS
LAGOON 42
d: distance between centre of the bottom and centre of
gravity.
RMmax : Weight of the boat x d
(RMmax : moment of maximum uprighting)
RMmax monohull : 10 tons x 0,5 meter
: 5 tons.meter
RMmax catamaran : 10 tons x 3 meters
: 30 tons.meters
D : 3 meters
CATAMARAN
Weight of the boat: 10 tons
MONOHULL
Weight of the boat: 10 tons
D : 0,5 meter
Illustration of the difference of the righting moment
existing between a 10 m monohull and catamaran.