⛵ Sailboat DB

GREAT BARRIER EXPRESS

Fractional Sloop • Catamaran Twin Dbrd. • Built 1973

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Dimensions

LOA
27.75 ft
LWL
26 ft
Beam
16.42 ft
Max Draft
— ft
Displacement
2,370 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
4.93 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
36.9
D/L Ratio ⓘ
60
Ballast Ratio ⓘ

Sail Plan

Sail Area
410 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
Wood Composite/FG
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1973
Last Built
Number Built
300
Notes: The GREAT BARRIER EXPRESS set the standard for cats of this type and, for years, was copied by others around the world. \nNearly 30 of a FG production version were built in New Zealand. The rest from plans.

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