Engineering:Aero 20
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Year | 1999 |
| Builder(s) | Catalina Yachts |
| Boat | |
| Crew | Two |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 20.50 ft (6.25 m) |
| LWL | 17.75 ft (5.41 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
The Aero 20 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull as a daysailer and first built in 1999.[1][2][3][4]
Production
The boat was built by Catalina Yachts starting in 1999, but it is now out of production.[1][5][6]
Design
The Aero 20 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom hung rudder and a conventional fin keel giving a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m). The hull design was based on the Independence 20, a boat designed by Mull for disabled sailors.[1][7]
The boat is rigged with the unusual "aero rig", whereby the main and jib sails are on a common fore-and-aft boom.[1]
The design displaces 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) and carries 700 lb (318 kg) of ballast. It has a hull speed of 5.65 kn (10.46 km/h).[1][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Aero 20 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aero-20-catalina.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Catalina Aero 20". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/catalina/aero-20.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Catalina Yachts". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/catalina-yachts. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Catalina Yachts". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/catalina.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Independence 20 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/independence-20.
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