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• Sailboat Guide

Byte is a 12 ′ 0 ″ / 3.7 m monohull sailboat designed by Ian Bruce and built by Ovington Boats Ltd., Xtreme Sailing Products, Nautivela, and Zim Sailing starting in 1973.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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Byte Sailboat (moved from Laser Sailing)

• Thread starter Huskydad
• Start date May 21, 2010
• May 21, 2010

Just sailing

Re: Byte Sailboat Ah, the power of Google. http://sfbytes.googlegroups.com/web/Byte owner's manual.pdf  

Re: Byte Sailboat Thank you torrid. Is there a byte sailing group in the SF Bay Area? I live in Tracy and work in Redwood City.  

Re: Byte Sailboat I just went to Google, and that was the first thing that popped up. I guess that website would have details on when/where they meet.  

Super Opinionated and Always Correct

Huskydad said: I just bought a used 2000 Byte sailboat. Where can I get an owners manual for it? Click to expand...

Re: Byte Sailboat Wow!!! I didn't think the Byte was so bad. Maybe you could be more specific in explaining the downfalls of this boat. Thanks  

Re: Byte Sailboat first, you must be a newbie to the forum 'cause that is our version of humor. second, the Byte is probably a good boat for what it's worth, but it's not a laser. third, even other members on The Byte Forum would probably agree with statement above. fourth, i would not recommend attempting to sell your Byte on TLF, but i'm sure you'll find a number of fine used lasers in the Boats for Sale section when you're ready to purchase.  

• May 22, 2010

Re: Byte Sailboat goto: http://www.byteclass.org/ there are some nice vids from the designer of the Byte explaining why it's a better boat than the laser ... Also checkout the Mega Byte (it's larger brother), it kinda looks like a Force 5.  

Upside down?

Re: Byte Sailboat The Byte was designed for lighter weight sailors. Pretty popular in Canada, obviously, and the Far East. I think it's fair to say that the class didn't really catch on in the USA. A few years ago the manufacturer introduced a new rig, the CII, which features a more bendable (carbon) spar. So now there are really two versions of the boat.  

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