Spindrift 13

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Spindrift 13
Development
Designer Hubert Vandestadt
Location Canada
Year1965
No. built800
Builder(s) Vandestadt and McGruer Limited
Role Sailing dinghy
NameSpindrift 13
Boat
Boat weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Draft 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with centreboard up
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 13.33 ft (4.06 m)
Beam 5.18 ft (1.58 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type centreboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area68 sq ft (6.3 m2)
Jib/genoa area32 sq ft (3.0 m2)
Spinnaker area130 sq ft (12 m2)
Total sail area100.00 sq ft (9.290 m2)
Racing
D-PN 103.6
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The Spindrift 13 is a Canadian sailing dinghy that was designed by Hubert Vandestadt and first built in 1965. [1] [2] [3]

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Production

The boat was produced as a kit and in completed form of fibreglass, plus could be built from scratch from wood. [3]

The design was built by Vandestadt and McGruer Limited in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada as its first product. There were 800 boats completed starting in 1965, but the company went out of business in 1987 and the boat is now out of production. [1] [3] [4]

Design

The Spindrift 13 is a recreational sailboat, with the manufactured boats built predominantly of fibreglass, with the deck made as a foam sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centreboard. Both the rudder and centreboard are "kick up" designs. For safety the design has fore and aft buoyancy tanks and a foam-filled mast. The boat displaces 205 lb (93 kg) and is equipped with a boom vang and jiffy reefing. A spinnaker of 130 sq ft (12 m2) can be fitted. [1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.33 ft (0.10 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. [1]

The design has a capacity of four people, but is raced with a crew of two. [3]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick sailing handicap of 103.6. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Spindrift 13 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hubert Vandestadt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 26-27. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Vandestadt and McGruer Ltd. (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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