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What is the weight to sail area ratio for the AERE?

April 26, 2017aere area ratio sail weight

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What is the weight to sail area ratio for the AERE?

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The AERE’, while stable and safe, can sail in a spirited way. One measure of performance is the sail size to boat weight ratio. The lower the ratio, the better the boat performs. About 2.8 pounds is moved by each square foot of sail on the AERE’. A small Hobie is at about 2.2 pounds per square foot of sail. Most small monohulls are at about 5 pounds per square foot and those monohulls above 14 feet are upwards of 10 pounds per square foot of sail, or more.