CHESAPEAKE 20
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard (Trunk) • Built 1939
Dimensions
- LOA
- 20 ft
- LWL
- 15.58 ft
- Beam
- 6.58 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.42 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.58 ft
- Displacement
- 950 lbs
- Ballast
- 150 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.68 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 41.4
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 112
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 15.8%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 250 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard (Trunk)
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- Wood/FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1939
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 250
Notes: Sailed mainly on the West River of Chesapeake Bay (US). The first 40 boats were built by the designer from 1939-1943. A fiberglass version was first available in 1989. Current racing rules allow a trapeze but no spinnaker. See class web site for more details.