NORDIC FOLKBOAT

NORDIC FOLKBOAT
NORDIC FOLKBOAT

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Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 25.20 ft
LWL: 19.68 ft
S.A. (reported): 220.00 ft²
Beam: 7.22 ft
Displacement: 4,255.00 lb
Ballast: 2,205.00 lb
Max Draft: 3.92 ft
Construction: Wood/FG
Ballast Type: Iron
First Built: 1942
# Built: 4000
Designer: Jac Iversen & Tor Sunden/Scandinavian Yacht Racing

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 13.44
Bal. / Displ.: 51.82
Disp: / Len: 249.22
Comfort Ratio: 22.13
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.78
S#: 1.82
Hull Speed: 5.94 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 507.70 pounds/inch

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Rig and Sail Particulars

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I: 18.04 ft
J: 6.72 ft
P: 28.71 ft
E: 11.10 ft
S.A. Fore: 60.61 ft²
S.A. Main: 159.34 ft²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 219.95 ft²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 13.44
Est. Forestay Length: 19.25 ft

Notes

Though related, the NORDIC FOLKBOAT, unlike the later INTERNATIONAL FOLKBOAT, has the traditional clinker built hull (preserved in a fiberglass version).

Most recent builder: (2009)
Folkebådcentralen A/S
Grønlandsgade 10
DK-5300 Kerteminde, Denmark
Tel. +45 65 32 32 32
Fax. +45 65 32 32 26, CVR 80497318
e-mail: folkboat@folkboat.dk

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