Engineering:Microsail
Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Gary Mull |
Location | United States |
Year | 1980 |
Builder(s) | Jeanneau, C.N. Loire, Construction Navale Franck Roy, et al |
Role | Micro Class racing sailboat |
Boat | |
Crew | two |
Boat weight | 1,323 lb (600 kg) |
Hull | |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 18.04 ft (5.50 m) |
LWL | 16.40 ft (5.00 m) |
Beam | 8.04 ft (2.45 m) |
Hull draft | 3.61 ft (1.10 m) maximum |
Hull appendages | |
General | transom-mounted rudder |
Keel/board type | lifting fin keel |
Ballast | 507 lb (230 kg) |
Rig | |
General | Fractional rigged sloop |
The Microsail is a trailerable sailboat, that was designed by American Gary Mull as a Micro Class racer and first built in 1980.[1][2][3][4][5]
Production
The boat was originally built by Jeanneau in France for French Micro Cup racing. It was later built by a number of companies, including C.N. Loire up until 2000. After 2000 it was only available as a kit for amateur construction until Construction Navale Franck Roy commenced building the design again in 2007.[1][5]
Design
The Microsail is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an transom-hung rudder and a lifting fin keel. It displaces 1,323 lb (600 kg) and carries 507 lb (230 kg) of ballast.[1][2][5]
The boat has a draft of 3.61 ft (1.10 m) with the lifting keel down and 0.66 ft (0.20 m) with the keel retracted.[1][5]
The boat has a hull speed of 5.43 kn (10.06 km/h).[2][5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Browning, Randy (2016). "Microsail (Mull) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/microsail-mull. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Microsail". Sailing Joy. http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5151/microsail-mull. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Microsail (Mull)". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/microsail-mull.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsail.
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