[quote=Edchris177][quote]Does H16 pitchpole because of lack of flotation or design of the forward entry? Just asking[/quote]
I believe it is the lack of flotation.
If you think about the forces. The further the hull goes under, the greater the tendency to go azz over teakettle.
You are moving forward quite quickly, as the hull goes under, it creates an angle relative to the flow of water, engineers would term it a "couple". The deeper it goes, the greater couple. This force wants keep the bow going deeper, the momentum of the boat cause it to rotate around the lateral axis. Weight forward increases rotation, rearward decreases rotation.
At the extreme angle,(hulls vertical) every bit of forward motion translates into the sterns passing the front, along with the fact that the mast is now horizontal in front of you.
The greater the buoyancy, the greater the resistance to the hull to going under, & if under the greater the tendency to come back up. Given enough buoyancy, it would be impossible to pitchpole. Everything is a compromise, unless you build a boat or aircraft for an extremely narrow set of conditions.[/quote]
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