Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Design 2009 Salacia II
Around 1969, the boat to beat in Australian waters was Ragamuffin, the boat designed and built for Syd Fischer. She is design #1949 and we have discussed her before. In 1970 Arthur Byrne decided to challenge her dominance and asked us to design a similar boat. Byrne turned to Quilkey Brothers of Taren Point, New South Wales, Australia to build her, the same builder as Ragamuffin.
Salacia II was built using cold molded epoxy techniques. Her frames are of laminated Queensland Maple and planking of Oregon Pine. At the time she was declared the most expensive ocean racer ever built in Australia.
The design is similar to Ragamuffin, but she is wider, especially at her transom and has a shallower canoe body. She was designed to rate better under the I.O.R. Rule. She was designed for Admiral's Cup competition and was a member of the 1971 Australian team alongside Ragamuffin and Koomooloo. The team finished second that year.
Here's her sail plan. I apologize that we don't have a scanned copy of her general arrangement handy.
Principal Dimensions
LOA 48'-6"
LWL 36'-0"
Beam 13'-0"
Draft 7'-9"
Displacement 30,975 lbs
Ballast 16,000 lbs
Sail Area 1,068 sq ft
LOA 48'-6"
LWL 36'-0"
Beam 13'-0"
Draft 7'-9"
Displacement 30,975 lbs
Ballast 16,000 lbs
Sail Area 1,068 sq ft
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