Development | |
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Designer | Erling Kristoffersen |
Location | Norway |
Year | 1946 |
No. built | 450 |
Builder(s) | Grimsøykilen Boat Yard Kilen Boat Yard Børresen Bådebyggeri Bootswerft Schneidereit |
Role | Racer |
Name | Knarr |
Boat | |
Crew | 3-4 |
Displacement | 4,905 lb (2,225 kg) |
Draft | 4.26 ft (1.30 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | wood or fiberglass |
LOA | 30.33 ft (9.24 m) |
LWL | 20.37 ft (6.21 m) |
Beam | 6.95 ft (2.12 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 2,822 lb (1,280 kg) |
Rudder(s) | keel-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 25.43 ft (7.75 m) |
J foretriangle base | 6.56 ft (2.00 m) |
P mainsail luff | 31.00 ft (9.45 m) |
E mainsail foot | 11.06 ft (3.37 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 171.43 sq ft (15.926 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 83.41 sq ft (7.749 m2) |
Total sail area | 254.84 sq ft (23.675 m2) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 91.0 |
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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]