| Contrary to popular belief, the daggerboard or centerboard does not keep the sailboat from tipping over. |
| Once out of the canal and into the lake, however, it raised masts, dropped a centerboard and sailed. |
| When sailing close-hauled and with its centerboard down, Ranger offered exceptional stability. |
| It was long, narrow, and low in freeboard and was fitted with a centerboard. |
| As a teenager in 1944, I was the skipper of a 10-foot rowboat with a centerboard and small sail. |
| A lifelong sailor, Hood was 7 years old when he jerry-built his first sailboat, fitting a mast and centerboard into a flat-bottom rowboat. |
