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The design was built by S2 Yachts in Holland, Michigan, United States, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [4] [5] [9] [10]In 1989 the company was asked by the S2 7.9 Class Association if the design could be put back into limited production and the company agreed, but with a minimum order of ten boats for production to be restarted.
S2 also hired the firm of Graham & Schlageter to design the popular S2 7.9 one-design racer and many of the company's later, more racing-oriented boats for production, including the S2 6.9, S2 9.1, S2 10.3, S2 22 and the S2 35. [6] [7] S2 Yachts started building power boats once the clause had expired in the late 1970s, as the Tiara Yachts line ...
The S2 6.9 was derived from the 6.7 and used the same Wennersten-designed hull. S2 Yachts engaged Graham & Schlageter to make changes to the cockpit, cabin, sailplan and the keel, however the result was a boat that was no faster than the 6.7. [1] [3] The S2 6.9 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the S2 9.1 Meter North American One Design Class Association. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In a 2002 review Bill Brockway reported in Sailing World , "one successful racer from Seattle says that his S2 9.1 tall-rig boat is a good all-rounder in medium air, best upwind at the upper end ...
Started as an ocean racing class for boats too small for the existing off-shore racing classes, the MORC-class boats were initially 24 ft (7.3 m) or less in length, although this was expanded in 1958 to just under 30 ft (9.1 m) and in 1978 to 34 ft (10.4 m). [1] [4] In 1978 MORC moved to include one-design racing. The rule changes allowed ...
The S2 7.3 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel that was designed by Graham & Schlageter. It displaces 3,250 lb (1,474 ...
The S2 8.0 B is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel, shoal draft keel or keel and centerboard. It displaces 4,600 lb (2,087 kg) and carries 1,800 lb ...
The S2 9.2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of balsa-cored fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. All models have a length overall of 29.92 ft (9.12 m), a waterline length of 25.00 ft (7.62 m ...