Neptunkryssare is a 9-metre (30 ft) sailboat class designed by Lage Eklund and built in about 275 copies.[1][2]
 Neptunkryssare in 2009. | |
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Lage Eklund |
| Year | 1938 |
| No. built | 275 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) |
| Draft | 1.20 m (3.9 ft) |
| Hull | |
| LOA | 9 m (30 ft) |
| LWL | 5.85 m (19.2 ft) |
| Beam | 1.92 m (6.3 ft) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fixed keel |
| Ballast | 540 kg (1,190 lb) |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Fractional rig |
| Mast length | 8.95 m (29.4 ft) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 12 m2 (130 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | jib: 7 m2 (75 sq ft) genoa: 11.5 m2 (124 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 30 m2 (320 sq ft) |
| Upwind sail area | 19 m2 (200 sq ft) |
History edit
The Neptunkryssare was designed in 1938 for artist Einar Palme and become popular in Swedish cities Gävle and Uppsala.[1] In 1944 it gained Swedish Championship status.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 204, ISBN 91-89564-19-7
- ^ The Neptune Cruiser - The tiller in your hand never felt better (PDF), retrieved 2020-10-06
External links edit
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