MALBEC 18

Sailboat Specifications

both US imperial metric

Hull Type:

Centerboard (Trunk)

Rigging Type:

Fractional Sloop

LOA:

18.00 ft / 5.49 m

LWL:

16.00 ft / 4.88 m

Beam:

7.17 ft / 2.19 m

S.A. (reported):

157.00 ft² / 14.59 m²

Draft (max):

3.50 ft / 1.07 m

Draft (min):

0.83 ft / 0.25 m

Displacement:

1,500 lb / 680 kg

Ballast:

450 lb / 204 kg

S.A./Disp.:

19.21

Bal./Disp.:

30.00

Disp./Len.:

163.49

Construction:

FG single chine

First Built:

2017

Builder:

Ventura Sport Boats (USA)

Designer:

Heraldo Ruesch

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions

S.A./Disp.:

19.21

Bal./Disp.:

30.00

Disp./Len.:

163.49

Comfort Ratio:

10.12

Capsize Screening Formula:

2.51

S#:

3.20

Rig and Sail Particulars

help

I:

19.82 ft / 6.04 m

J:

6.23 ft / 1.90 m

P:

20.82 ft / 6.35 m

E:

7.55 ft / 2.30 m

S.A. Fore:

61.74 ft² / 5.74 m²

S.A. Main:

78.60 ft² / 7.30 m²

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

140.33 ft² / 13.04 m²

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

17.17

Est. Forestay Len.:

20.78 ft / 6.33 m

Mast Height from DWL:

26.00 ft / 7.92 m

Accommodations

Headroom:

4.50 ft / 1.37 m

Sailboat Links

Builders:

Ventura Sport Boats

Download Boat Record:

PDF

Notes

Formerly the RUESCH 5.5 (2006).
Power: up to 9hp outboard.

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