Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Keel/Cbrd.
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 6.61 m
LWL: 5.54 m
S.A. (reported): 17.37 m²
Beam: 1.83 m
Displacement: 544 kg
Ballast: 272 kg
Max Draft: 1.22 m
Min Draft: 0.69 m
Construction: Wood
First Built: 1937
Builder: Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co. (USA)
Designer: Sparkman & Stephens

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 26.55
Bal. / Displ.: 50.00
Disp: / Len: 89.45
Comfort Ratio: 8.86
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.26
S#: 5.98
Hull Speed: 5.71 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 389.33 pounds/inch

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Rig and Sail Particulars

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I: 6.17 m
J: 1.98 m
P: 7.39 m
E: 3.05 m
S.A. Fore: 6.11 m²
S.A. Main: 11.26 m²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 17.38 m²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 26.56
Est. Forestay Length: 6.48 m

Sailboat Links

Designers: Sparkman & Stephens
Builders: Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co.
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Notes

S&S #171.
Commissioned by the Rumson Country Club, Rumson, NJ, for which the first 10 boats were built.
Also raced, for a number of years on Great South Bay, Long Island, NY USA