FINISTERRE (S&S)

FINISTERRE (S&S)

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Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Keel/Cbrd.
Rigging Type: Masthead Yawl
LOA: 11.73 m
LWL: 8.38 m
S.A. (reported): 66.24 m²
Beam: 3.43 m
Displacement: 8,455 kg
Ballast: 2,794 kg
Max Draft: 2.21 m
Min Draft: 1.19 m
Construction: Wood planked
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1954
# Built: 4
Builder: Seth Perrson (USA)
Designer: Sparkman & Stephens

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Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 16.29
Bal. / Displ.: 33.05
Disp: / Len: 400.13
Comfort Ratio: 37.23
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.70
Hull Speed: 7.03 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 1,105.43 pounds/inch

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Designers: Alvin Mason
Sparkman & Stephens
Related Sailboats: NEVINS 40
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Notes

S&S design #1054. Included here because the original 'Finisterre' has a racing record unequaled to this day for an individual boat (under the ownership of Carlton Mitchell), but also because it set the standard for the beamy centerboard type popularized during the late 1950's and early 1960's, at the peak of CCA rule in America. Designers such as William Tripp Jr., Charles Morgan and others certainly owed much to this particular boat.
It is thought that at least 3 boats built to this design still survive. (2007)