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Lee-boards are boards or plates that are attached to the side of
the hull of a sailing vessel to reduce downwind drift.
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Lee-board Sailboats - Page 2 - Boat Design Forums
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Originally Posted by PAR
Leeboards are the most efficient retractable appendage for their deployed depth. This is because they are effective lateral area from the LWL down, where as all other retractable appendages begin to be effective lateral area at the hull bottom. Leeboards can use less draft and have the same effective lateral area for this very reason.
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