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Review of Sloop 6,30


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Sloop 6,30 is a small sailboat designed by the maritime architect A. Gatti.

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Hull

The hull is made of wood.


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 Sloop 6,30 is 2.36, indicating that this boat would not 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 Sloop 6,30 is about 97 kg/cm, alternatively 543 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 97 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 543 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 Sloop 6,30 is 2.74.

Slim Wide 54% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy 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 6.3 m(20.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet 6.3 m(20.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 15.8 m(51.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet13.9 m(45.5 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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