Information AboutDaggerboard |
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| sailboat anatomy | |
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While other types of centreboard may pivot to retract, a daggerboard slides in a casing. Daggerboards are often longer and thinner than centerboards, thus providing a better lift to drag ratio. Daggerboards are usually found in small craft such as Day Sailer s, where their size is easily handled by a single person. Unlike centreboards, daggerboards are not usually ballasted, but are locked in place by a clip. If a daggerboard is located off center, then it is called a Leeboard or a Bilgeboard . See also Keel . The Mirror Dinghy , for example, uses a plywood daggerboard. EXTERNAL LINKS |