GALE FORCE

Sailboat Specifications

both US imperial metric

Hull Type:

Long keel w/trans. hung rudder

Rigging Type:

Cutter

LOA:

39.00 ft / 11.89 m

LWL:

27.58 ft / 8.41 m

Beam:

10.50 ft / 3.20 m

S.A. (reported):

669.00 ft² / 62.15 m²

Draft (max):

5.17 ft / 1.58 m

Displacement:

18,000 lb / 8,165 kg

Ballast:

7,000 lb / 3,175 kg

S.A./Disp.:

15.64

Bal./Disp.:

38.89

Disp./Len.:

383.04

Construction:

FG

First Built:

1977

# Built:

30

Builder:

Kaiser Yachts Associates (USA)

Designer:

John Kaiser Sr.

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:

Westerbeke

Type:

Diesel

HP:

40

Fuel:

48 gals / 182 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions

S.A./Disp.:

15.64

Bal./Disp.:

38.89

Disp./Len.:

383.04

Comfort Ratio:

39.15

Capsize Screening Formula:

1.61

S#:

1.20

Rig and Sail Particulars

help

I:

46.20 ft / 14.08 m

J:

17.30 ft / 5.27 m

P:

40.50 ft / 12.34 m

E:

15.50 ft / 4.72 m

S.A. Fore:

399.63 ft² / 37.13 m²

S.A. Main:

313.88 ft² / 29.16 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)

713.51 ft² / 66.29 m²

S.A./Disp. (calc.):

16.68

Est. Forestay Len.:

49.33 ft / 15.04 m

Accommodations

Water:

108 gals / 409 L

Sailboat Links

Builders:

Kaiser Yachts

Download Boat Record:

PDF

Notes

LOD: 33.5ft
From builders brochure.

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