CLIPPER (ESSLINGER & ABT)
Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1964
Dimensions
- LOA
- 27.23 ft
- LWL
- 20.87 ft
- Beam
- 8.3 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.13 ft
- Displacement
- 5,512 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,786 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.88 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 21.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 271
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 32.4%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 413.33 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- GRP
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1964
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
Van de Stadt design #143.
AKA CLIPPER 69 and later KLIPPER.
KLIPPER has an extended stern. LOA reported as 8.85m
Photo from KLIPPER brochure ca. 1972.
Sail plan and hull drawing is VDS CLIPPER dated 1964.
Interior drawing is from VDS plan for KLIPPER dated 1970.
Thanks to 'Christopher' for supplying information.
Designer
- E. G. Van de Stadt (1910–1999)