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Review of Yca 29


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Yca 29 is a sailboat designed by the British maritime architect Julian Everitt.

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Rig

The Yca 29 is equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.


Keel

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.62 - 1.72 meter (5.31 - 5.61 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Yca 29 is about 176 kg/cm, alternatively 986 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 176 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 986 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 Yca 29 is 2.98.

Slim Wide 62% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 26.2 m(85.9 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard26.2 m(85.9 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard26.2 m(85.9 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet 8.8 m(29.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet8.8 m(29.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 22.1 m(72.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet19.5 m(63.9 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Cunningham2.9 m(9.5 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap5.8 m(19.0 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul5.8 m(19.0 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)

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