Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 41.00 ft / 12.50 m
LWL: 35.00 ft / 10.67 m
S.A. (reported): 667.00 ft² / 61.97 m²
Beam: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
Displacement: 15,000.00 lb / 6,804 kg
Ballast: 7,480.00 lb / 3,393 kg
Max Draft: 6.30 ft / 1.92 m
Construction: FG
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1970
Last Built: 1973
# Built: 30
Builder: Whitney Operations / CSY
Designer: Alan Gurney

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make: Perkins
Model: 4-107
Type: Diesel
Fuel: 50 gals / 189 L

Accomodations

Water: 300 gals / 1,136 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 17.61
Bal. / Displ.: 49.87
Disp: / Len: 156.18
Comfort Ratio: 18.75
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.27
S#: 3.36
Hull Speed: 7.93 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 1,750.82 pounds/inch

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3rd ad full width

Rig and Sail Particulars

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I: 43.80 ft / 13.35 m
J: 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
P: 37.80 ft / 11.52 m
E: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
S.A. Fore: 383.25 ft² / 35.61 m²
S.A. Main: 283.50 ft² / 26.34 m²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 666.75 ft² / 61.94 m²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 17.60
Est. Forestay Length: 47.17 ft / 14.38 m

Sailboat Links

Designers: Alan Gurney
Builders: CSY (Caribbean Sailing Yachts)
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Notes

Designed specifically for the Caribbean charter trade. (30 built)
A later adaptation was the WHITNEY 41 (aka PASSAGE 41-1977) which has a teak interior, deeper draft and a taller rig. (9 built?)