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Review of Beeldsnijder 42


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Beeldsnijder 42 is a large sailboat designed by the maritime architect Peter Beeldsnijder in the late seventies.

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Rig

The Beeldsnijder 42 is equipped with a ketch rig. A ketch rig is generally considered easier to handle, because the sails are smaller, and because it can sail on most points to the wind with one sail completely taken down for repair or while reefing. The sail configuration of a ketch allows for better comfort and stability when sailing downwind or on a broad reach.


Keel

Full keel

The Beeldsnijder 42 is equipped with a long keel. A full keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.60 - 1.70 meter (5.25 - 5.55 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Beeldsnijder 42 is 1.57, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Beeldsnijder 42 is about 309 kg/cm, alternatively 1732 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 309 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1732 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Beeldsnijder 42 is 3.47.

Wide Slim 66% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 66% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 12.7 m(41.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet12.7 m(41.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 31.6 m(103.8 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet27.8 m(91.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

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