Engineering:Starwind 19

Short description: Sailboat class

Starwind 19

Development
Designer	Jim Taylor Yacht Designs
Location	United States
Year	1982
No. built	600
Builder(s)	Starwind Chrysler Marine Spindrift One Designs
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Boat
Boat weight	1,350 lb (612 kg)
Draft	4.50 ft (1.37 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	18.58 ft (5.66 m)
LWL	15.58 ft (4.75 m)
Beam	7.50 ft (2.29 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	stub keel and centerboard
Ballast	395 lb (179 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)	20.00 ft (6.10 m)
J (foretriangle base)	6.00 ft (1.83 m)
P (mainsail luff)	21.00 ft (6.40 m)
E (mainsail foot)	8.82 ft (2.69 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	92.61 sq ft (8.604 m2)
Jib/genoa area	60.00 sq ft (5.574 m2)
Total sail area	152.61 sq ft (14.178 m2)
Racing
PHRF	288

The Starwind 19, Starwind 190 and Spindrift 19 are a family of American trailerable sailboats that were designed by Jim Taylor Yacht Designs as cruiser-racers and first built in 1982.

The designer claims that the boat was the inspiration for the C. Raymond Hunt Associates' O'Day 192.

Production

The design was built by Starwind, the sailboat division of Wellcraft in the United States , starting in 1982. Some were built by Chrysler Marine and later by Spindrift One Designs, a division of Rebel Industries. The design is now out of production.

Design

The Starwind 19 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.

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

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side of the companionway ladder and is equipped with a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 38 in (97 cm) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 2.5 U.S. gallons (9.5 L; 2.1 imp gal).

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 288 and a hull speed of 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h).

Variants

Starwind 19

This model has a length overall of 18.58 ft (5.7 m), a waterline length of 15.58 ft (4.7 m), displaces 1,350 lb (612 kg) and carries 395 lb (179 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the centerboard down and 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with it retracted.

Starwind 190

Later version of the Starwind 19.

Spindrift 19

This model has a length overall of 18.75 ft (5.7 m), a waterline length of 15.58 ft (4.7 m), displaces 1,350 lb (612 kg) and carries 375 lb (170 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the centerboard down and 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with it retracted.

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Over 600 of these nice-looking boats were built ... Best features: The Starwind is a nicely conceived and well-made boat for her size and era. A good-sized opening hatch forward, rare in a boat this size, is good for ventilation and escape in an emergency An on-deck anchor locker is also a plus. The Starwind, with a PHRF of 288, may have a small advantage on the race course; even the smaller Precision 18, more than a foot shorter on deck, but with a waterline length only four inches less, and with eight square feet less sail area, has a handicap of only 282. Worst features: We could find none significant enough to mention."

See also

• List of sailing boat types