GRP version of the VERTUE.
Sail area:
-Main: 19.4 m² / 209 ft²
-Genoa: 23.7 m² / 255 ft²
-Jib: 14.9 m² / 160 ft²
Rigs: Masthead Sloop
Sail area:
-Furling main: 49 m² / 527 ft²
-Genoa (140%): 67 m² / 720 ft²
Sail area:
-Furling main: 32 m² / 345 ft²
-Genoa (140%): 43 m² / 463 ft²
Cutter stay optional.
Wing keel option: draft – 2 m / 6.56 ft
Sail area:
-Main: 62 m² / 667 ft²
-Furling genoa: 90 m² / 969 ft²
-Spinnaker: 213 m² / 2,293 ft²
Available as either a trimaran or proa.
Center shell weight: 25 kg / 55.12 lbs.
Floats: 7kg / 15.43 lbs per float. Length: 2.8 m / 9.18 ft
Proa beam: 1.5 m / 4.9 ft
Sail area:
-Main: 5 m² / 53.8 ft²
-Genoa: 5 m² / 53.8 ft²
Sail area:
-Main: 12 m² / 229.2 ft²
-Jib: 10 m² / 107.6 ft²
Shallow keel draft: 0.6m / 1.97 ft
Specs and information are from an article in Boating Magazine, 1967. The article mentions Petersen’s Fiberglas Boats Ltd was contracted to build the first two. We understand ICL Engineering also built two.
After 1980, some hulls were built with aluminum.
Sail area:
– Main: 28.8 m² / 310 ft²
– Genoa: 50.50 m² / 543.58 ft²
– Jib: 21.2 m² / 228.2 ft²
– Spinnaker 90.0 m² / 968.75 ft²
This record is based solely on the information in the design image above. We are not aware if any were built.