Flying Phantom Essentiel

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Flying Phantom Essentiel
Development
Designer Gonzalo Redondo and Martin Fischer
Location France
Year2015
Builder Phantom International
Role Sailing dinghy
NameFlying Phantom Essentiel
Boat
Displacement 375 lb (170 kg)
Hull
Type Catamaran
Construction epoxy/glass sandwich
LOA 18.04 ft (5.50 m)
Beam 8.37 ft (2.55 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeretractable hydrofoils
Ruddertransom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area182.99 sq ft (17.000 m2)
Jib/genoa area53.82 sq ft (5.000 m2)
Gennaker area215.28 sq ft (20.000 m2)
Total sail area236.00 sq ft (21.925 m2)

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The Flying Phantom Essentiel, (English: Essential), is a French hydrofoil catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Gonzalo Redondo and Martin Fischer and first built in 2017. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The Flying Phantom Essentiel is intended as an easier-to-sail hydrofoil for beginners than the Flying Phantom Elite. The company described the design goals as "an 18' all around boat easy to use, able to foil in a wide range of conditions and attract new people to foiling. This foil configuration makes the boat to be more user friendly and less physically demanding for the crew." [1] [2] [3]

Production

The design was built by Phantom International in Dinard, France starting 2017, but the company ceased operations that same year and it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Design

The Flying Phantom Essentiel is a racing sailboat, built predominantly of an epoxy/glass sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig, with an aluminum mast. The hulls have reverse-raked stems, vertical transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and retractable hydrofoils. It displaces 375 lb (170 kg). [1] [2] [3]

The dual rudders are L-shaped, while the dual hydrofoil daggerboards are L-shaped. All are made from pre-preg, autoclave-cured carbon fibre. [1] [2] [3]

The boat's mainsail and jib are made from polyester laminate, while the gennaker is polyester. [2]

See also

Related development

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flying Phantom Essentiel sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Phantom International (2016). "Essentiel". phantom-international.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Flying Phantom Essentiel". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Phantom International". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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