Hout Bay 30 sailing

Hout Bay 30 gaff rig

Hout Bay 30 TC with marconi rig

Hout Bay 30 accommodation

Hout Bay 30 hull section

Hout Bay 30 3-D

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Material list

Stability curve

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List of Drawings

CHARACTERISTICS

LOA - Gaff Cutter 11,15m (36'7") LOA - Marconi Cutter 10,05m (33'0") LOD 9,13m (30'0") LWL 7,67m (25'2")
Beam 3,30m (10'10") Draft 1,50m 4'11") Displacement 7250kg (15979lb) Ballast [all lead] 2200kg (4849lb)
Area Waterplane 15,6sq.m (168sq.ft) Immersion Rate 154kg/cm (862lb/inch) Wetted Surface 26,5sq.m (58sq.ft) Fineness Coef 0,68
Block Coef 0,38 Prismatic Coef 0,55 Displacement/Length 448 Powering 20hp inboard diesel
Sail Area [Main + Fore-triangle]] Gaff - 50,2sq.m (540sq.ft) Marconi - 51,1sq.m (550sq.ft)
Righting Moment @ 30 deg Gaff - 2772kgm (20049ft.lb) Marconi - 3026kgm (21886ft.lb)
Righting Moment @ 60 deg Gaff - 4750kgm (34356ft.lb) Marconi - 5190kgm (37538ft.lb)
Righting Moment @ 90 deg Gaff - 4527kgm (32743ft.lb) Marconi - 5035kgm (36417ft.lb)
Sail area/displacement Gaff - 13.5 Marconi - 13.8
Sail area/wetted surface Gaff - 1.89 Marconi - 1.93