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The Thunderbird class sailboat was designed in 1958 by Seattle Washington naval architect Ben Seaborn, [1] in response to a request from the Douglas Fir Plywood Association (now APA - The Engineered Wood Association) of Tacoma, Washington for design proposals for a sailboat that would "... be both a racing and cruising boat; provide sleeping accommodations for four crew; be capable of being ...
The Apollo 16 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull features a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable, kick-up centerboard. It displaces 300 lb (136 kg). [1] [3]
[citation needed] If there is no wind and an outboard motor is being used, lifting the daggerboards will ensure the least drag. [3] When a small sailboat flips on its side, the keel can also be used to right the boat. Standing on the keel gives the sailor additional leverage to roll the hull upright.
A 2017 used boat review by Jack Hornor in the SpinSheet concluded, "The Hans Christian 33 is a stout, safe, and comfortable bluewater cruiser that is reasonably priced. But, be aware that these will be high maintenance boats to keep in Bristol fashion, and age will take its toll on teak decks.
The Tayana 37 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim, including teak decks. It is a cutter rigged sloop, with a few built with the optional ketch rig. The boat has spruce or aluminum spars and a bowsprit that brings the length to 42.17 ft (12.85 m).
The 49er carries three sails: a mainsail, jib, and spinnaker. The main and jib combined are 20 square metres, fully battened and made of reinforced Mylar (film polyester). The main was redesigned in 2007 from a full, curved roach plan to having a square on top in order to provide more sail area and to control more shape adjustment.
The Farr 30 is a lightweight racing keelboat, with both the hull and deck built predominantly of an E-glass and balsa sandwich. It has a 9/10 fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, two sets of swept spreaders , a carbon fibre mast, with an aluminium boom, with stainless steel rod standing rigging .
However, much of the length of Eos is in the bowsprit, and although she is slightly beamier than The Maltese Falcon, though The Maltese Falcon is 14 feet (4.3 m) longer on deck and over 20 feet (6.1 m) longer at the waterline, as seen in the table below: [9] Another very similar style of boat is the older yacht Athena, which has more ...