Stability: an interactive guide to boat and ship stability with animations, pictures and explanations. Includes buoyancy, centre of gravity (CG), centre of buoyancy (CB), righting moment (RM) and angle of vanishing stability (AVS)

Sail Skills - Stability

Free guide to ship and small vessel stability. Aimed at small vessel users but suitable for professional mariners. Diagrams, text and animations explaining stability: from righting lever to movement of liquid in tanks – the free surface effect. Demonstrates adding weights to a vessel, heel and list. Especially recommended for RYA examination candidates.

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