Neptunkryssare is a 9-metre (30 ft) sailboat class designed by Lage Eklund and built in about 275 copies.[1][2]

Neptunkryssare in 2009.
Neptunkryssare Sail Insignia
Development
DesignerLage Eklund
Year1938
No. built275
Boat
Displacement1,150 kg (2,540 lb)
Draft1.20 m (3.9 ft)
Hull
LOA9 m (30 ft)
LWL5.85 m (19.2 ft)
Beam1.92 m (6.3 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefixed keel
Ballast540 kg (1,190 lb)
Rig
Rig typeFractional rig
Mast length8.95 m (29.4 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area12 m2 (130 sq ft)
Jib/genoa areajib: 7 m2 (75 sq ft)
genoa: 11.5 m2 (124 sq ft)
Spinnaker area30 m2 (320 sq ft)
Upwind sail area19 m2 (200 sq ft)

History

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The Neptunkryssare was designed in 1938 for artist Einar Palme and become popular in Swedish cities Gävle and Uppsala.[1] In 1944 it gained Swedish Championship status.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 204, ISBN 91-89564-19-7
  2. ^ The Neptune Cruiser - The tiller in your hand never felt better (PDF), retrieved 2020-10-06
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