Tumlare
Yacht class
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The Tumlare (lit. Porpoise) is a class of canoe-sterned (or 'double-ended') yacht designed by Knud Reimers. The design dates from the early 1930s (1933 from a majority of sources; No. 1, Aibe was built the next year for Bengt Kinde).[1] The Tumlare is 8.30 metres (27.2 ft) overall;[2] the design was strongly endorsed as a 'very advanced type' by Uffa Fox who was especially interested in the composite method of construction employed, with metal frames interspersed between the timber ones.[3]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Knud Reimers |
| Name | Tumlare |
| Boat | |
| Draft | 1.30 m (4.3 ft) |
| Hull | |
| LOA | 8.30 m (27.2 ft) |
| LWL | 6.65 m (21.8 ft) |
| Beam | 1.95 m (6.4 ft) |
| Rig | |
| Sails | |
| Total sail area | 20 m2 (220 sq ft) |
The class became popular worldwide. Examples are to be found all round the Baltic, in the UK, North America and Australia.[4] The total number built is given variously from 'At least 200'[5] to 'Some 600',[6] with '660' given in Vanessa Bird's 'Classic Classes'.[3]
As standard, the class carries 20 square metres (220 sq ft) of sail,[5][7] however a variant known as the Hocco is a class with the same hull but 28 square metres (300 sq ft) of sail, conceived for sailing on inland waters, specifically Lake Geneva.[8]
The larger sister class, the 32' Large Tumlare, Stortumlare, or 'Albatross' class is a related design.[9]