Knarr (keelboat)

Knarr
Development
DesignerErling Kristoffersen
LocationNorway
Year1946
No. built450
Builder(s)Grimsøykilen Boat Yard
Kilen Boat Yard
Børresen Bådebyggeri
Bootswerft Schneidereit
RoleRacer
NameKnarr
Boat
Crew3-4
Displacement4,905 lb (2,225 kg)
Draft4.26 ft (1.30 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionwood or fiberglass
LOA30.33 ft (9.24 m)
LWL20.37 ft (6.21 m)
Beam6.95 ft (2.12 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast2,822 lb (1,280 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height25.43 ft (7.75 m)
J foretriangle base6.56 ft (2.00 m)
P mainsail luff31.00 ft (9.45 m)
E mainsail foot11.06 ft (3.37 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area171.43 sq ft (15.926 m2)
Jib/genoa area83.41 sq ft (7.749 m2)
Total sail area254.84 sq ft (23.675 m2)
Racing
D-PN91.0

The Knarr is a Norwegian sailboat that was designed in 1943 by Erling Kristoffersen as a racer, with the first production boat delivered in 1946. It is named for the Norse class of trading ships, the Knarr.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Knarr sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 132-133. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  3. ^ "Om båden". Dansk Knarr Klub. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.