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CYGNUS 20 FK

Fractional Sloop • Fin w/transom hung rudder • Built 1965

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Dimensions

LOA
20 ft
LWL
17.5 ft
Beam
7 ft
Max Draft
2.75 ft
Displacement
950 lbs
Ballast
140 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.85 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
29.5
D/L Ratio ⓘ
79
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
14.7%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
178 sq ft
I
18.75 ft
J
6.33 ft
P
23 ft
E
10.33 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Iron

Production

First Built
1965
Last Built
Number Built
Notes: A detachable coach roof/cuddy creates sitting headroom for four for camping. \n\nThis from CYGNUS owner 'barklakemike': \n"George Hinterhoeller in Niagara actually designed and built the first the HR 20 as he called it, in 1963.... A class association formed in 1965 or 66 and the boat was renamed the Cygnus class. [Another early builder of the CYGNUS was Clarkecraft of St Catharines, Ontario]\nThe tooling was sold to Skene in Ottawa, (who also made Albacores); when Hinterhoeller became one of three boatbuilders (including Morch in Belleville and Bruckmann in Oakville) who combined forces to make up the manufacturing side of the new C and C yachts. ...the Cygnus was available with either a fixed cast iron keel and 2 ft 9 in draft, or with a fully retracting steel centerboard, when it weighed only 600 lbs."\n\nPhoto courtesy Adam Hunt.

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Related Boats

Name LOA (ft) Year Rig
CYGNUS 20 20 1965 Fractional Sloop