SAILING BOAT TECHNICAL DATA
This page expands on the basic information about our sail boats given as part of the page on Our Fleet
Hawk 20
The Hawk is a 20ft self-righting, self‑draining, shallow-draft, centre-board, sea going dayboat built in GRP. Whilst it has exhilarating performance and is suitable for racing or cruising, it is also extremely stable.
Dart Sailability does not use the spinnaker.
The following data is from sailboats.com
Hull Type:
Lifting Keel
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Length Overall:
20.00 ft / 6.10 m
Length Water Line:
17.00 ft / 5.18 m
S.A. (reported):
215.00 ft² / 19.97 m²
Beam:
7.42 ft / 2.26 m
Displacement:
1,800.00 lb / 816 kg
Ballast:
865.00 lb / 392 kg
Max Draft:
4.25 ft / 1.30 m
Min Draft:
0.75 ft / 0.23 m
Construction:
Fibreglass
Ballast Type:
Lead
First Built:
1992
Builder:
Reid Marine (UK)
Designer:
Chris Hawkins
Hansa 303
It is the ideal boat for someone's very first sail as they can be accompanied by an experienced sailor and they can start in the crewing role and be trained in the use of each element of control i.e. Jib only, Mainsail only, Helm only, then combinations until she/he is controlling the whole boat. They can also be trained in the basics of racing strategies and tactics.
Maximum weight of 2 sailors 160kg.
Maximum additional cargo 20kg.
Full information on the Hansa 303 Wide is given in the Class Rules document:
and in the Owners Manual:
Hansa Liberty
We have two Liberty’s which are specially designed single handed boats similar to, but faster than, the 303. They provide our more experienced sailors with a bit more excitement and speed.
Maximum weight of sailor 120kg
Maximum additional cargo 30kg
Full information on the Hansa Liberty is given in the Class Rules document:
and in the Owners Manual:
Hansa Liberty Owners Manual
RS Venture Connect
Oscar is an RS Venture Connect SCS set up with a Dual Seat Control System. The supportive seats enable disabled sailors to steer the boat using a joy stick and handle all the controls. With an asymmetric spinnaker she provides sailors with some exciting sailing especially in a bit of breeze. She has been used in races with other sailing clubs on the river.
RS sailing configuration recommendation:
12-14 kts mainsail reefed
17-18 kts no spinnaker
24+ kts sailing aborted
NOTE: Dart Sailability criteria may reduce these wind speed limits.
Full information on the RS Venture Connect is given in the Owners Manual:
and in the Rigging Guide:
RS Venture Connect Rigging Guide
Hull Type:
Lifting Keel
Length of Hull:
4.90m
Main Sail Area
9m²
Jib Sail Area
3.8m²
Spinnaker Sail Area
10.5m²
Beam:
2.02 m
Height above Sheer
6.37m
Weight of Boat
388kg
Max Draft:
0.9m
Min Draft:
0.3m
Construction:
Fibreglass
Ballast Type:
Lead
First Built:
1992
Builder:
RS Sailing
Crew + luggage weight limits dependent on area of operation and conditions. Following is RS Design limits NOT Dart Sailability limits.
Crew / Luggage Limits
Cat C : Coastal, max wind force 6
Cat D : Sheltered waters, max wind force 4
Max people
5
6
Max weight
440kg
525kg