Landfall 39 (Amy)

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Landfall 39
Development
Designer Ron Amy
Location Taiwan
Year1974
No. built200
Builder(s) Sino American Yacht Industrial Company, Limited
NameLandfall 39
Boat
Boat weight 23,500 lb (10,659 kg)
Draft 5.58 ft (1.70 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 39.16 ft (11.94 m)
LWL 30.58 ft (9.32 m)
Beam 11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Engine type Nissan-Chrysler diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel
Ballast8,800 lb (3,992 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Cutter rig
Sails
Sailplan Cutter
Total sail area811 sq ft (75.3 m2)
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The Landfall 39 (Amy) is a Taiwanese sailboat that was designed by Ron Amy and first built in 1974. [1] [2]

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The design is sometimes confused with the C&C Design/Robert Perry-designed 1985 boat of the same name, although the two designs are unrelated. [3]

Production

The design was built by Sino American Yacht Industrial Company, Limited in Taiwan, who completed 200 examples of the design between 1974 and the end of production in 1984. [1]

The Landfall 39 design was developed into the Vagabond 39, using the old Landfall 39 hull molds in 1984 and built by Bluewater Yachts Builders Limited, also of Taiwan. [1] [4]

Design

The Landfall 39 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a cutter rig, a rounded raked stem, a canoe transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces 23,500 lb (10,659 kg) and carries 8,800 lb (3,992 kg) of ballast. [1]

The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Nissan-Chrysler diesel engine. [1]

The design has a hull speed of 7.41 kn (13.72 km/h). [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Browning, Randy (2018). "Landfall 39 (Amy) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Browning, Randy (2018). "Ron Amy". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2018). "Landfall 39 (C&C) sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Browning, Randy (2018). "Vagabond 39 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Landfall 39 (Amy)". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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