Jeanneau Flirt

Jeanneau Flirt fin keel

Development
Designer	Jeanneau Design Office
Location	France
Year	1976
No. built	1743
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Jeanneau Flirt fin keel
Boat
Displacement	1,763 lb (800 kg)
Draft	3.28 ft (1.00 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	19.68 ft (6.00 m)
LWL	17.88 ft (5.45 m)
Beam	7.55 ft (2.30 m)
Engine type	outboard motor 4 to 8 hp (3 to 6 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	573 lb (260 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	21.32 ft (6.50 m)
J foretriangle base	7.11 ft (2.17 m)
P mainsail luff	20.27 ft (6.18 m)
E mainsail foot	7.87 ft (2.40 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	91 sq ft (8.5 m2)
Jib/genoa area	65 sq ft (6.0 m2)
Spinnaker area	242 sq ft (22.5 m2)
Other sails	genoa: 118 sq ft (11.0 m2) solent: 97 sq ft (9.0 m2) storm jib: 41 sq ft (3.8 m2)
Upwind sail area	210 sq ft (20 m2)
Downwind sail area	334 sq ft (31.0 m2)

The Jeanneau Flirt is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Jeanneau Design Office, as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1976. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1976 until 1984, with 1743 boats completed, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8]}

Design

The Flirt is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, one set of spreaders and aluminum spars with stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or stub keel and centerboard. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The boat is fitted with either an optional inboard engine powering a saildrive or a small 6 to 8 hp (4 to 6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a truncated double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berth in the main cabin. The galley is located in the starboard bow. The galley is equipped with a single-burner stove and an icebox. Cabin headroom is 52 in (132 cm). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 242 sq ft (22.5 m²). ^{[3] [4]}

The design has a hull speed of 5.67 kn (10.50 km/h). ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Variants

Flirt fin keel

This fixed keel model displaces 1,764 lb (800 kg) and carries 573 lb (260 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.28 ft (1.00 m) with the standard fin keel. ^{[1] [2]}

Flirt keel and centerboard

This stub keel and centerboard model displaces 1,653 lb (750 kg) and carries 441 lb (200 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.10 ft (1.25 m) with the centerboard down and 1.97 ft (0.60 m) with it retracted. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Flirt (Jeanneau) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Flirt". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
3. "Flirt Fin keel Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
4. "Flirt Keel and centerboard Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
5. "Jeanneau Design Office Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
8. "Jeanneau Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

• Official website