Engineering:11:Metre One Design

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11:Metre One Design
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Development
DesignerRon Holland & Rolf Gyhlenius
LocationUnited States
Year1990
No. built350
Builder(s)Precision Boat Works
RoleOne-design racer
Boat
Boat weight3,527 lb (1,600 kg)
Draft5.90 ft (1.80 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA33.80 ft (10.30 m)
LWL26.90 ft (8.20 m)
Beam8.20 ft (2.50 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast1,598 lb (725 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)32.18 ft (9.81 m)
J (foretriangle base)10.18 ft (3.10 m)
P (mainsail luff)36.09 ft (11.00 m)
E (mainsail foot)13.12 ft (4.00 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area245.77 sq ft (22.833 m2)
Jib/genoa area163.80 sq ft (15.218 m2)
Total sail area409.57 sq ft (38.050 m2)

The 11:Metre One Design, also called the 11 Metre or 11 Meter, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland and Rolf Gyhlenius as a one-design racer and first built in 1990.[1][2][3]

The design was at one time a World Sailing international class.[3]

Production

The design was built by Precision Boat Works in Palmetto, Florida, United States , starting in 1990, with 350 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][4]

Design

The 11 Meter is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of cored fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel with a weighted lead bulb. It displaces 3,527 lb (1,600 kg) and carries 1,598 lb (725 kg) of ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 5.90 ft (1.80 m) with the standard keel.[1]

The design has minimal cabin space, intended for storage space.[1]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical masthead spinnaker.[1]

Operational history

The boat is supported by a class club that organizes racing events, the International 11:Metre One Design Class Association.[5]

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