North Star 600

North Star 600

Development
Designer	Sparkman & Stephens
Location	Canada
Year	1975
Builder(s)	Hughes Boat Works
Role	Racer-Cruiser
Name	North Star 600
Boat
Displacement	4,598 lb (2,086 kg)
Draft	4.00 ft (1.22 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	25.96 ft (7.91 m)
LWL	20.25 ft (6.17 m)
Beam	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Engine type	Universal Atomic 2 gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,000 lb (907 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	31.00 ft (9.45 m)
J foretriangle base	11.00 ft (3.35 m)
P mainsail luff	26.50 ft (8.08 m)
E mainsail foot	9.50 ft (2.90 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	125.88 sq ft (11.695 m2)
Jib/genoa area	170.50 sq ft (15.840 m2)
Total sail area	296.38 sq ft (27.535 m2)
←  North Star 500

The North Star 600 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by the American design firm Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1975. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design number 2135.2. It was also sold under the name North Star 26 and Hughes 26 after Hughes bought the company back in 1977. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

The design is a larger, heavier development of the North Star 500, with a coach house roof added. ^{[1] [2]}

Production

The design was built by North Star Yachts and Hughes Boat Works in Canada, from 1975 to 1977, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [7] [8]}

Design

The North Star 600 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a nearly plumb transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,598 lb (2,086 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Universal Atomic 2 gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side, amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the "V"-berth. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 6.03 kn (11.17 km/h). ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "North Star 600 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "North Star 600". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 26 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 26". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.