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    Posted: 26 Sep 16 at 11:21pm
Why is it that y  and y rarely if ever show the underwater hull sections in boat tests  ,surely this is of great interest rather than a description. ??? 
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Coz sails are pretty and make people go oooooo, lovely. Many Y&Y readers would struggle to tell a Wayfarer from a 49er when upside down, I should think.
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Many designers would prefer not to have their hull lines published.

And taking lines off a boat is time consuming and expensive. 

A photograph of an upside down hull doesn't show much, no scale or depth perception.
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