The keel sits on the bottom-most part of a boat in the center of the hull. Many refer to it as the backbone which you take literally and figuratively. The classic example is a wedge-shaped piece with ...

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This brings us to the fourth part of a sailboat: the underwater fin, also called the keel or centerboard. Hanging underneath the back of the boat is the rudder, which allows for fine-tuned ...

when keel is canted. Bright orange color increases visibility in the event of a capsize. Instead of the fixed, lead fin found on most sailboats, VO70s use a 10,000-pound lead bulb at the end of a ...

The Bayesian’s keel — a fin-shaped structure on the underside of the hull that’s instrumental in keeping sailboats balanced against their masts — could be raised and lowered, a common ...

A fin keel draws 4 feet, 10 inches ... keel-stepped masthead rig with an ’80s-style high-aspect-ratio main powers the boat well in light air. Like the Flyer, its 11-foot beam and high freeboard ...