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Under the 12 metre class rule, the allowed sail area is an inverse function of the boat length and weight. Her stability advantage allowed Australia II to carry more sail although the boat was lighter. Along with Australia II ' s efficient sail design, this winged keel was one of the factors contributing to Australia II ' s success. Total ...
Benjamin Lexcen AM (born Robert Clyde Miller, 19 March 1936 – 1 May 1988) was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect.He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American yacht to win the prestigious America's Cup in 132 years.
The boat has a draft of 7.50 ft (2.29 m) with the standard keel, 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the optional shoal draft keel and 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the optional wing keel. A stub keel and centreboard version was also built, with a draft of 7.75 ft (2.36 m) with the centreboard extended and 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with it retracted.
Australia II was designed by Ben Lexcen, built by Steve Ward, owned by Alan Bond and skippered by John Bertrand. [2] Lexcen's Australia II design featured a reduced waterline length and a short chord winged keel which gave the boat a significant advantage in manoeuvrability and heeling moment (lower ballast centre of gravity) but it was a significant disadvantage in choppy seas.
Yngling. The Yngling is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim.It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a spooned raked stem, a raised counter reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a swept fixed fin keel.
This model was based upon the C&C 40 Crusader, but with the rudder moved to the long keel and a small bowsprit added. It was designed by C&C Design and introduced in 1970. It has a length overall of 39.58 ft (12.1 m), a waterline length of 28.70 ft (8.7 m), displaces 18,790 lb (8,523 kg) and carries 7,910 lb (3,588 kg) of ballast. The boat has ...
3 boats Dublin Bay: At least three boats still sailing regularly at local regattas. [4] (long keel plus centreboard) [5] 1896: GBR/IRL: Cork Harbour One Design: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m) William Fife: No current builders: Royal Cork Yacht Club: At least one boat active. [6] 1897: IRL: Howth 17 Footer: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) W. Herbert Boyd: Various ...
The Paceship Bluejacket 23 is a small recreational keelboat.It has a fractional rig, a spade rudder, and a fixed fin keel.The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m). [1] It displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 900 lb (408 kg) of iron ballast.