About H-Boat
The H-Boat was designed by Hans Groop in 1967.
Specifications
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length overall: | 8.28 m |
| length waterline: | 6.3 m | |
| beam: | 2.18 m | |
| draft: | 1.3 m | |
| displacement: | 1450 kg | |
| ballast ratio: | 50 % | |
| Sail area: | 14.8 m² | |
| jib: | 10.2 m² | |
| spinnaker: | 36.0 m² |
Features
- One-design Class, designed 1967
- One-design racing in class-fleets in high competition
- World Sailing international status since 1977
- Largest International keelboat class in Europe of WS
- Second large International keelboat class of WS
- 3-4 man crew, easy to crew
- over 5000 boats built
- 1700 boat owners organized as IHA-members
- Actively racing in 12 countries
FIN, DEN, NOR, SWE, GER, NED, SUI, AUT, ITA, BEL, USA, UK - National associations in 8 countries
- Safe in rough sea, strong wind and even gale
- No danger of capsizing, self bailing cockpit
- Attractive in light air (South Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
- Foot-straps for safety and crew hiking
- One foresail, symmetrical spinnaker
- Deck-stepped mast, easy for hauling and derigging
- Beam 2,18 m, far below road-towing limits
- Easy to trailer, weight 1450 kg, ballast ratio 50%
- Built by 2 WS-licensed builders
- finished to high standard