Sailboat Specifications
Hull Type:
Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type:
Masthead Sloop
LOA:
29.33 ft / 8.94 m
LWL:
23.00 ft / 7.01 m
Beam:
8.17 ft / 2.49 m
S.A. (reported):
349.00 ft2 / 32.42 m2
Draft (max):
4.50 ft / 1.37 m
Displacement:
6,500 lb / 2,948 kg
Ballast:
3,000 lb / 1,361 kg
S.A./Disp.:
16.08
Bal./Disp.:
46.15
Disp./Len.:
238.50
Construction:
FG
First Built:
1975
# Built:
190
Builder:
Hughes Boat Works Ltd. (CAN)
Designer:
Howard Hughes
Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)
Make:
Universal
Model:
Atomic 4
Type:
Gas
Fuel:
12 gals / 45 L
Sailboat Calculations
S.A./Disp.:
16.08
Bal./Disp.:
46.15
Disp./Len.:
238.50
Comfort Ratio:
24.58
Capsize Screening Formula:
1.75
S#:
2.19
Rig and Sail Particulars
I:
33.30 ft / 10.15 m
J:
11.00 ft / 3.35 m
P:
30.20 ft / 9.20 m
E:
11.00 ft / 3.35 m
S.A. Fore:
183.15 ft2 / 17.02 m2
S.A. Main:
166.10 ft2 / 15.43 m2
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)
349.25 ft2 / 32.45 m2
S.A./Disp. (calc.):
16.09
Est. Forestay Len.:
35.07 ft / 10.69 m
Accommodations
Water:
20 gals / 76 L
Notes
Not to be confused with the HUGHES-COLUMBIA 8.7. Thanks to HUGHES 29 owner Dick de Lange for providing the drawings and updated information.It is thought that nearly 200 of these yachts were built. Dates have been hard to confirm.Photo courtesy of Adam Hunt.
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