Structural considerations in sailboat design
![Blue sloop-rigged yacht standing on land in a small harbor on a clear winter day. Waiting for the new sailing season.](https://cdn.navalapp.com/uploads/2022/01/sailing_boat_in_dry_dock-1024x683.jpeg)
All boats shall have adequate strength to keep the hull watertight and withstand hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads without breaking. Besides these water-generated forces, several other loads, like the rig loads, may also affect the hull and deck of a sailing boat.