Neptunkryssare
Development | |
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Designer | Lage Eklund |
Year | 1938 |
No. built | 275 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) |
Draft | 1.20 m (3.9 ft) |
Hull | |
LOA | 9 m (30 ft) |
LWL | 5.85 m (19.2 ft) |
Beam | 1.92 m (6.3 ft) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fixed keel |
Ballast | 540 kg (1,190 lb) |
Rig | |
Rig type | Fractional rig |
Mast length | 8.95 m (29.4 ft) |
Sails | |
Mainsail area | 12 m2 (130 sq ft) |
Jib/genoa area | jib: 7 m2 (75 sq ft) genoa: 11.5 m2 (124 sq ft) |
Spinnaker area | 30 m2 (320 sq ft) |
Upwind sail area | 19 m2 (200 sq ft) |
Neptunkryssare is a 9-metre (30 ft) sailboat class designed by Lage Eklund and built in about 275 copies.[1][2]
History
The Neptunkryssare was designed in 1938 for artist Einar Palme and become popular in Swedish cities Gävle and Uppsala.[1] In 1944 it gained Swedish Championship status.[1]