PIONEER 17 (SAILSTAR)

PIONEER 17 (SAILSTAR)

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Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin w/transom hung rudder
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 17.00 ft / 5.18 m
LWL: 15.75 ft / 4.80 m
S.A. (reported): 151.00 ft² / 14.03 m²
Beam: 6.33 ft / 1.93 m
Displacement: 700.00 lb / 318 kg
Ballast: 100.00 lb / 45 kg
Max Draft: 3.00 ft / 0.91 m
Construction: FG
Ballast Type: Iron
First Built: 1962
Builder: Sailstar Boats (USA)
Designer: Talman Bigelow/R. Baker

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 30.69
Bal. / Displ.: 14.29
Disp: / Len: 79.98
Comfort Ratio: 5.74
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.85
Hull Speed: 5.32 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 356.23 pounds/inch

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Designers: Robert H. Baker
Builders: Sailstar Boat Co. (USA)
Related Sailboats: EXPLORER 17 (SAILSTAR)
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Notes

Sailstar called PIONEER the 'deluxe, heavy duty version' of the EXPLORER 17 which was available with a steel centerboard or cast iron keel and sold at a slightly higher price. Very few seem to have been built.