Boats Prone To Death Rolls
High performance racing dinghies are most prone to death roll situations.
These include skiff designs, such as the Musto Performance Skiff, 29er, 49er and International 14. Sailors of these boats generally prefer to sail on the broad reach than on the dead run because the boat is more stable and actually faster. Additionally, as their speed increases on the broad reach, their apparent wind changes to allow them to point lower. Often they can point as low as the other boats, only faster. See Sailing faster than the wind.
More traditional racing dinghies such as the Laser and Laser Radial are also prone to death rolls. Singlehanders without shrouds will actually sail faster downwind when sailing slightly "by the lee", or past dead downwind, where stability improves and death rolls are less likely.
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