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Review of Libelle


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Libelle is a small sailing dinghy designed by the German maritime architect J. Segger. The Libelle is built by the German yard Primaboot GmbH.

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Hull

The hull is made of plywood.


Keel

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.90 - 1.00 meter (2.95 - 3.25 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 Libelle is about 50 kg/cm, alternatively 284 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 50 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 284 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 Libelle is 2.79.

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


Maintenance

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Finally

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