This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
A | Angle of heel | The angle made between the mast and the normal to the water | AVS | Angle of vanishing stability | The angle of heel at which the boat inverts |
CCB | Center of Buoyancy | The force generated by a vessel displacing water | CG | Center of Gravity | The average location of the weight of an object | CZ | Righting Lever | The force that the combination of the center of gravity (CG) and the center of buoyancy (CB) make |
RRM | Righting Moment | The mass times by the righting lever |
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