Engineering:Impulse 21

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Impulse 21

I21
Development
DesignerWilliam E. Cook
LocationUnited States
Year1986
No. built150
Builder(s)Impulse Marine
Johnson Boatworks
RoleDay sailer-One-design racer
Boat
Boat weight1,300 lb (590 kg)
Draft3.25 ft (0.99 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA21.00 ft (6.40 m)
LWL18.50 ft (5.64 m)
Beam8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast600 lb (272 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)23.10 ft (7.04 m)
J (foretriangle base)7.00 ft (2.13 m)
P (mainsail luff)26.00 ft (7.92 m)
E (mainsail foot)9.70 ft (2.96 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area126.10 sq ft (11.715 m2)
Jib/genoa area80.85 sq ft (7.511 m2)
Spinnaker area340 sq ft (32 m2)
Total sail area206.95 sq ft (19.226 m2)
Racing
D-PN183

The Impulse 21, also called the Impulse Eagle, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by William E. Cook as a one-design racer and day sailer, It was first built in 1986.[1][2][3][4][5]

Production

The design was initially built by Impulse Marine in the United States . After the first 10-12 boats were completed, it was then built under contract by Johnson Boatworks on behalf of Impulse Marine. A total of 150 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4][6]

Design

The Impulse 21 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a Klegecell core. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a cut-out, walk-through, sharply reverse transom that allows ease of boarding, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 1,300 lb (590 kg) and carries 600 lb (272 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.25 ft (0.99 m) with the standard keel.[1]

The design has only a small cuddy cabin for sail and cooler stowage and no sleeping accommodation.[3]

For sailing the design is equipped with a cockpit that is 9 ft (2.7 m) long. It has a launcher tube for a spinnaker of 340 sq ft (32 m2) and a self-tacking jib. The boat is equipped with foam-fill compartments for buoyancy.[3]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick D-PN racing average handicap of 183.[3]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "a day sailer with room for lots of crew, the Impulse’s most unusual feature is a center console housing the control lines for the jib sheet, jib traveler, jib Cunningham, main Cunningham, boom vang, spinnaker halyard, spinnaker retriever, and backstay adjustments. The cockpit is 9 feet long, with seating on the wide decks ... Keel depth is moderate, so that Impulse may be trailered. However, the keel, taken with the wide beam and deck, provides good stability, and foam-filled compartments provide flotation."[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Impulse 21 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/impulse-21. 
  2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "William Cook". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cook-william. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 110-111. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN:0-395-65239-1
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Impulse 21 Owners & Sailors". Yahoo Groups. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Impulse21sailors/info. 
  5. US Sailing (2023). "Impulse 21". ussailing.org. https://www.ussailing.org/one-design-profile/impulse-21/. 
  6. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Johnson Boat Works (USA) 1896 - 1998". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/johnson-boat-works-usa.