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The yacht is traditionally lined and styled, but is built from solid glassfibre composite with a fin and skeg underwater profile. To achieve a good seakeeping ability for ocean cruising, the yacht is heavily constructed, and well ballasted. In addition, the yacht incorporates a strong skeg hung rudder. [1]
The rudder attaches to the skeg and is steered by cables attached to it. In select sweeping boats, typically fours and eights, a coxswain will control the rudder, while in sculling boats and some sweeping boats, especially pairs, the rudder will be controlled with toe-steering. [4] A skeg typically consists of a flat piece of metal or plastic. [5]
Fin keel with skeg hung rudder: Keel/board type: fin: Ballast: 7,300 lb (3,300 kg) Rig; Rig type: Masthead Sloop: I foretriangle height: 46 ft 3 in (14.10 m) J foretriangle base: 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m) P mainsail luff: 40 ft 7 in (12.37 m) E mainsail foot: 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) Mast length: 46 ft 3 in (14.10 m) Sails; General: fore triangle 360.7 sq ...
The yacht is traditionally lined and styled, but is built from solid glassfibre composite with a fin and skeg underwater profile. To achieve a good seakeeping ability for ocean cruising, the yacht is heavily constructed, and well ballasted. In addition, the yacht incorporates a strong skeg hung rudder. [1]
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder, with a partial skeg, controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,750 lb (3,062 kg) and carries 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] The boat has a draft of 4.30 ft (1.31 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2]
The original designer Sparkman & Stephens had a long association with Nautor and were responsible for the first 775 yachts sold. These early designs combined a luxurious interior in a fiberglass hull with features that were then current in successful racing boats, such as the separation of the skeg-hung rudder from the keel.
The Lido 14 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with gold-colored anodized aluminum spars and a loose-footed mainsail . The hull features a spooned plumb stem , a near-vertical transom , a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard that is ...
It has a masthead sloop rig with painted aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 18,000 lb (8,165 kg) and carries 7,091 lb (3,216 kg) of lead ballast. [1] [3] The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1]