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Foundation Findings #44 - Boarding Ladders

Flare Tests Enlightening


For Foundation Findings #45 we revisited our 1998 flare test to see what has changed over the last decade. For an overview of the results see the published article below from the November 2008 issue of BoatUS Magazine or click Print Article to the left to download a PDF . For a more detailed account of our testing procedures, use the buttons at left to navigate through our methodology or simply click "Next" below.

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