Nordica 20

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Nordica 20
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Development
Designer B. Malta-Muller
Location Canada
Year1975
Builder(s) Nordica Yachts (Exe Fibercraft)
NameNordica 20
Boat
Displacement 2,520 lb (1,143 kg)
Draft 3.25 ft (0.99 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fibreglass
LOA 19.50 ft (5.94 m)
LWL 16.50 ft (5.03 m)
Beam 7.67 ft (2.34 m)
Engine type BMW or Renault 7 hp (5 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel
Ballast1,020 lb (463 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height25.16 ft (7.67 m)
J foretriangle base6.33 ft (1.93 m)
P mainsail luff23.33 ft (7.11 m)
E mainsail foot9.16 ft (2.79 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area106.85 sq ft (9.927 m2)
Jib/genoa area79.63 sq ft (7.398 m2)
Total sail area186.48 sq ft (17.325 m2)
Racing
PHRF 276
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The Nordica 20 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat that was designed by B. Malta-Muller as a cruiser and first built in 1975. [1] [2]

Contents

The Nordica 20 is most likely a development of the Malta-Muller-designed Lynaes Senior, which was built in Denmark. The Halman 20 is a development of the Nordica 20. [1] [2]

Production

The design was built by Nordica Yachts, a brand of Exe Fibercraft in Canada, starting in 1975, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3]

Design

The Nordica 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned plumb stem, a rounded transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 2,520 lb (1,143 kg) and carries 1,020 lb (463 kg) of ballast. [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 3.25 ft (0.99 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2]

The boat is fitted with an inboard BMW or Renault 7 hp (5 kW) diesel engine or an outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 7 U.S. gallons (26 L; 5.8 imp gal). [1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. Cabin headroom is 60 in (152 cm). [1] [2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 276 and a hull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h). [2]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, Nordica Boats. [4]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "... best features: The springy sheer and rounded stern on both the Nordica and Halman give them a salty look. Worst features: [They] have relatively small cockpits; more than two occupants would constitute a crowd. Perhaps that is just as well, since buoyancy aft is limited by the pinched stern; more than two occupants would push the stern down, upsetting the natural trim of the hull. Consequently the extra two berths are pretty much usable only for stowage or in harbor." [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Nordica 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 117. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Exe Fibercraft Ltd. (CAN) 1975 - 1992". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Nordica Boats (originally built by Exe Fibercraft)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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