Amel Copain Keel and centerboard
Sailboat
17′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1962
Overview
- Builder
- Amel
- Model
- Copain Keel and centerboard
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1962–1968
- Designer
- Henri Amel
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 17′ 2″ (5.23 m)
- Waterline length
- 16′ (4.88 m)
- Beam
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Draft
- 3′ 4″ (1.01 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 1′ 10″ (0.56 m)
- Displacement
- 1,058 lb (480 kg)
- Ballast
- 397 lb (180 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 3–5 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 172 sq ft (16.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 26.5
- Displacement / length
- 115
- Ballast ratio
- 38%
- Capsize screening
- 2.32
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
- Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
- Ballast ratio
- 38 %
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- France
- Genoa area
- 97 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 32 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Solent area
- 65 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 194 ft²
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- Yes
- Version
- Keel and centerboard
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.