MiG-36
- There are as many sailboat keel designs as there are boats. For a keel, the objective is to offer a lateral plan to counteract the wind pressure on the sails by presenting a form below the waterline to help prevent sailing sideways. The keel produces the hydrofoil action, influences handling and steering, and offers a location for ballast. But why so many options? If our concern is with relatively small sailboats, we can attribute the evolution to going from workboats to cruising boats and onto racing.
