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JUNIOR FOLKBOAT

Fractional Sloop • Long keel w/trans. hung rudder • Built 1929

drawing

Dimensions

LOA
18.7 ft
LWL
14.76 ft
Beam
5.74 ft
Max Draft
2.95 ft
Displacement
1,532 lbs
Ballast
606 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.99 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
19.4
D/L Ratio ⓘ
213
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
39.6%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
161 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
Wood (clinker)
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1929
Last Built
Number Built
Notes: Commissioned (BEFORE the NORDIC FOLKBOAT) by the Royal Danish Yacht Club as a Junior racing boat. It became the KDY 15 Sq.M., known also as "Juniors Bad" and did get the addition of "Folke", only because of it's strong resemblance to it's bigger cousin.