Engineering:Tanzer 29

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Tanzer 29
Tanzer 29 sailboat Namastar 1288.jpg
Development
DesignerJoubert-Nivelt
LocationCanada
Year1986
Builder(s)Tanzer Industries
Boat
CrewTwo
Draft5.25 ft (1.60 m) (standard keel)
4.5 ft (1.4 m) (shoal-draft keel)
Hull
TypeMasthead sloop
ConstructionFibreglass
LOA29.00 ft (8.84 m)
LWL24.25 ft (7.39 m)
Beam10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefixed conventional fin keel or shoal-draft keel
Sails
Mainsail area170.96 sq ft (15.883 m2)
Jib/genoa area218.20 sq ft (20.271 m2)
Total sail area389.16 sq ft (36.154 m2)
Racing
PHRF174 (average)

The Tanzer 29 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by the French company of Joubert-Nivelt and first built in 1986.[1][2][3][4][5]

Production

Production of the boat was commenced in 1986 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec. The company entered bankruptcy in May of that same year and production ended.[1][4][6]

Design

Tanzer 29

The Tanzer 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or optionally, a shoal-draft keel.[1][2][3][4]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 174 with a high of 177 and low of 171. It has a hull speed of 6.6 kn (12.22 km/h).[2][4]

Variants

Tanzer 29
With the standard keel it has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m), displaces 6,900 lb (3,130 kg) and carries 2,425 lb (1,100 kg) of ballast.[1][2][4]
Tanzer 29 SD
With the shoal-keel it has a draft of 4.5 ft (1.37 m), displaces 7,150 lb (3,243 kg) and carries 2,645 lb (1,200 kg) of ballast.[1][3][4]

See also

Tanzer 29 with spinnaker
Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Browning, Randy (2016). "Tanzer 29 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-29. Retrieved 7 July 2016. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 29". Sailing Joy. http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1077/tanzer-29. Retrieved 7 July 2016. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 29 SD". Sailing Joy. http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1072/tanzer-29-sd. Retrieved 7 July 2016. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Tanzer 29". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/tanzer/29. 
  5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/joubert-nivelt. Retrieved 1 March 2022. 
  6. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tanzer Industries Ltd. 1966 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd. 

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