The North Star 600 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by the American design firm Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1975. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design number 2135.2. It was also sold under the name North Star 26 and Hughes 26 after Hughes bought the company back in 1977.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Builder(s) | Hughes Boat Works |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | North Star 600 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,598 lb (2,086 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 25.96 ft (7.91 m) |
| LWL | 20.25 ft (6.17 m) |
| Beam | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Engine type | Universal Atomic 2 gasoline engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 31.00 ft (9.45 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.50 ft (8.08 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.50 ft (2.90 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 125.88 sq ft (11.695 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 170.50 sq ft (15.840 m2) |
| Total sail area | 296.38 sq ft (27.535 m2) |
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The design is a larger, heavier development of the North Star 500, with a coach house roof added.[1][2]
Production
editThe design was built by North Star Yachts and Hughes Boat Works in Canada, from 1975 to 1977, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][8]
Design
editThe North Star 600 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a nearly plumb transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,598 lb (2,086 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Universal Atomic 2 gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side, amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the "V"-berth.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.03 kn (11.17 km/h).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2022). "North Star 600 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "North Star 600". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 26 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 26". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.