Archambault & BG Race Grand Surprise
Sailboat
31′ 4″
Monohull
Since 1999
Overview
- Builder
- Archambault & BG Race
- Model
- Grand Surprise
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1999–2017
- Designer
- Joubert Nivelt Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 31′ 4″ (9.55 m)
- Waterline length
- 29′ 4″ (8.94 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 10″ (3.00 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 8″ (2.03 m)
- Displacement
- 5,842 lb (2,650 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,315 lb (1,050 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 14–19 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 603 sq ft (56.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 4
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 29.7
- Displacement / length
- 103
- Ballast ratio
- 40%
- Capsize screening
- 2.18
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 829 ft²
- Ballast ratio
- 40 %
- Capacity
- 2205 lb
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- EC design category
- B
- Genoa area
- 245 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 67 500 € (2017)
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire discontinuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1485 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.