Engineering:Mystic Mini-Ton

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Mystic Mini-Ton
Development
DesignerBruce Kirby
LocationUnited States
Year1977
No. built12
Builder(s)Boat Company of Mystic
RoleRacer
Boat
Boat weight1,850 lb (839 kg)
Draft4.00 ft (1.22 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA21.50 ft (6.55 m)
LWL17.50 ft (5.33 m)
Beam8.50 ft (2.59 m)
Engine typeoutboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast700 lb (318 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)22.10 ft (6.74 m)
J (foretriangle base)7.40 ft (2.26 m)
P (mainsail luff)25.50 ft (7.77 m)
E (mainsail foot)10.30 ft (3.14 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area131.30 sq ft (12.198 m2)
Jib/genoa area81.77 sq ft (7.597 m2)
Total sail area213.10 sq ft (19.798 m2)
Racing
Class associationMORC
PHRF219

The Mystic Mini-Ton, also called the Mystic Mini-Ton 21, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Canadian Bruce Kirby as an International Offshore Rule Mini Ton class, Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) and club one design racer and first built in 1977.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Boat Company of Mystic in Mystic, Connecticut, United States , starting in 1977. Only 12 boats were completed and it is now out of production.[1][3]

Design

The Mystic Mini-Ton is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 1,850 lb (839 kg) and carries 700 lb (318 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel.[1][3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people. Cabin headroom is 48 in (122 cm).[1][3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 219 and a hull speed of 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h).[3]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Mini Ton Class.[4]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel described the design as, "sleek-looking" and noted that boat "had some racing successes in Long Island Sound in her first year, but for some reason not many units were sold, perhaps because the marketers appeared not to push the boat's possibilities as a pocket cruiser. In fact, neither her ads nor her brochure shows her layout below ... But personally, we think she's very good-looking, and knowing that other Kirby designs are almost always good sailors' boats, we have a warm feeling about this one. Too bad they never really caught on."[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mystic Mini-Ton sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mystic-mini-ton. 
  2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Bruce Kirby". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/kirby-bruce. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 147. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN:978-0-07-163652-0
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Mini Ton Class". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/association/mini-ton-class.