8M ONE DESIGN
Fractional Sloop • Lifting Keel • Built 1993
Dimensions
- LOA
- 26.25 ft
- LWL
- 22.93 ft
- Beam
- 8.17 ft
- Max Draft
- 5.58 ft
- Min Draft
- 2.62 ft
- Displacement
- 2,425 lbs
- Ballast
- 926 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.43 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 40.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 90
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 38.2%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 452.08 sq ft
- I
- 33 ft
- J
- 10.37 ft
- P
- 34.28 ft
- E
- 12.47 ft
- JSP
- 12.14 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Lifting Keel
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1993
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
Over a hundred were made, first in Slovenia by Drago Vouk and later in Hungary.
The boats were sold in different countries through different brands (e.g., as Sunbeam 8m OD in German speaking countries; Sigma 8m OD in the UK; Shipman 8m OD in Denmark and Sweden) but were identical and could sail in one-design races together.
Sail area reported above is main + 115% Genoa.
Sail area:
Mainsail: 25.6m2/275 sqft
Genoa (115%): 16.4m2 /176 sqft
Jib (85%): 13.2 sqm /142 sqft
storm jib: 5.80m2/62 sqft
7/8 Spinnaker: 57.0m2 /614 sqft
MH Spinnaker: 94.0m2 / 1012 sqft
Designers
- J&J Design (1983)
- Doug Peterson (1945–2017)
Builder
- Hunboat (HU) (2002)