Engineering:Jeanneau Flirt

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Jeanneau Flirt fin keel
Development
DesignerJeanneau Design Office
LocationFrance
Year1976
No. built1743
Builder(s)Jeanneau
RoleCruiser
Boat
Boat weight1,763 lb (800 kg)
Draft3.28 ft (1.00 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA19.68 ft (6.00 m)
LWL17.88 ft (5.45 m)
Beam7.55 ft (2.30 m)
Engine typeoutboard motor 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast573 lb (260 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)21.32 ft (6.50 m)
J (foretriangle base)7.11 ft (2.17 m)
P (mainsail luff)20.27 ft (6.18 m)
E (mainsail foot)7.87 ft (2.40 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area91 sq ft (8.5 m2)
Jib/genoa area65 sq ft (6.0 m2)
Spinnaker area242 sq ft (22.5 m2)
Other sailsgenoa: 118 sq ft (11.0 m2)
solent: 97 sq ft (9.0 m2)
storm jib: 41 sq ft (3.8 m2)
Upwind sail area210 sq ft (20 m2)
Downwind sail area334 sq ft (31.0 m2)

The Jeanneau Flirt is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Jeanneau Design Office, as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1976.[1][2][3][4][5]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1976 until 1984, with 1743 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][4][6][7][8]

Design

The Flirt is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, one set of spreaders and aluminum spars with stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or stub keel and centerboard.[1][2][3][4]

The boat is fitted with either an optional inboard engine powering a saildrive or a small 6 to 8 hp (4 to 6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][2][3][4]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a truncated double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berth in the main cabin. The galley is located in the starboard bow. The galley is equipped with a single-burner stove and an icebox. Cabin headroom is 52 in (132 cm).[1][2][3][4]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 242 sq ft (22.5 m2).[3][4]

The design has a hull speed of 5.67 kn (10.50 km/h).[2][3][4]

Variants

Flirt fin keel
This fixed keel model displaces 1,764 lb (800 kg) and carries 573 lb (260 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.28 ft (1.00 m) with the standard fin keel.[1][2]
Flirt keel and centerboard
This stub keel and centerboard model displaces 1,653 lb (750 kg) and carries 441 lb (200 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.10 ft (1.25 m) with the centerboard down and 1.97 ft (0.60 m) with it retracted.[1][2]

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