Microsail
Micro class racing keelboat
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The Microsail is a Micro Class racing keelboat[1][2][3][4][5][excessive citations] first built by Jeanneau in France for French Micro Cup racing. It was later built by a number of companies, including C.N. Loire up until 2000. After 2000 it was only available as a kit for amateur construction until Construction Navale Franck Roy commenced building the design again in 2007.[1][5]
DesignerGary Mull
LocationUnited States
Year1980
Builder(s)Jeanneau, C.N. Loire, Construction Navale Franck Roy, et al
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1980 |
| Builder(s) | Jeanneau, C.N. Loire, Construction Navale Franck Roy, et al |
| Role | Micro Class racing sailboat |
| Name | Microsail |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 1,323 lb (600 kg) |
| Draft | 3.61 ft (1.10 m) maximum |
| Hull | |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.04 ft (5.50 m) |
| LWL | 16.40 ft (5.00 m) |
| Beam | 8.04 ft (2.45 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| General | transom-mounted rudder |
| Keel/board type | lifting fin keel |
| Ballast | 507 lb (230 kg) |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
Designed by Gary Mull the fiberglass hull has a transom-hung rudder.[1][2][5]
The boat has a draft of 3.61 ft (1.10 m) with the lifting keel down and 0.66 ft (0.20 m) with the keel retracted.[1][5] The boat has a hull speed of 5.43 kn (10.06 km/h).[2][5]
It has a fractional sloop rig.