Sail Area
Mainsail: 11.0m2/118 sq.ft.
Jib: 8.1m2/87 sq.ft.
Genoa: 10.5m2/113 sq.ft.
Sinnaker: 28.0m2/301 sq.ft.
Displacement and ballast above are reported in 1976. Disp. and Ballast increased (> 1978).
Earlier boats were built by Klepper.
Evolution Non-BR
Discount Sails
Boater’s Closet Non-BR
Hull: Lifting Keel
formerly Drop Keel.
Fixed keel version:
Draft 4.75′ 1.45m
Displacement 3000lb 1361Kg
Ballast 1350lb 610Kg
Raced as a one-design class in Australia for a time.
Fixed keel versions also available – draft:1.6m
AKA simply “Privateer.”
Also available with a Bermudan Cutter rig (pictured above).
Sail area for the Bermudan Cutter: 158 sq ft. / 14.7 sqm.
An earlier version of the Privateer was offered beginning around 1971. It is not clear if any were actually built though..
Specs for the earlier version as follows:
LOA: 19 ft
Beam: 8 ft
Draft: 1.42 ft – 3.08 ft
Sail area: 121 sq ft
Reported to have a 10 hp Brit “Sprite” inboard
Thanks to Oliver Shaw, owner of a Privateer 20 gaff cutter, for supplying information and documentation.
Design calls for twin, kick-up rudders.
Assym. spin. area: 45m2/ sq. ft.
Over a hundred were made, first in Slovenia by Drago Vouk and later in Hungary.
The boats were sold in different countries through different brands (e.g., as Sunbeam 8m OD in German speaking countries; Sigma 8m OD in the UK; Shipman 8m OD in Denmark and Sweden) but were identical and could sail in one-design races together.
Sail area reported above is main + 115% Genoa.
Sail area:
Mainsail: 25.6m2/275 sqft
Genoa (115%): 16.4m2 /176 sqft
Jib (85%): 13.2 sqm /142 sqft
storm jib: 5.80m2/62 sqft
7/8 Spinnaker: 57.0m2 /614 sqft
MH Spinnaker: 94.0m2 / 1012 sqft
similar to COMPASS 27.
Draft:
Fixed keel: 1.5m/4.92′
Ballast:
Fixed keel: 800kg/1763lbs.
Nanni 14 hp (opt.)
SA Details:
Mainsail 29.00 m2
Family Mainsail 25.00 m2
Jib 15.00 m2
Gennaker (optional) 75.00 m2
Code 0 (optional) 35.00 m2
Carbon mast and boom.
Bruntons
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