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Sail Area Calculator

If you only know the height and foot of your sail, follow the link to this
calculator. It is not as accurate but will give you a close estimate.


Follow this link to find your boats Sail Area / Displacement ratio.

Enter the measurements of your Jib Sail's, luff, leech and foot.

Jib Luff: ft  in
Jib Leech: ft  in
    Jib Foot: ft  in  

Enter the measurements of your Main Sail's, luff, leech and foot.

Main Leech: ft  in   
Main Luff: ft  in
Main Foot: ft  in


Jib Area: sqft          Main Area: sqft 
    Total Area: square feet
-or-
    Total Area:    square meters


-Note-
 This only estimates area,  true size could
vary, and is determined by actual sail shape.