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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
| Location | Canada United States |
| Year | 1980 |
| No. built | 860 |
| Builder(s) | Seidelmann Yachts Ontario Yachts C. E. Ryder Rondar Raceboats DS Yachts Shumway Marine |
| Name | Sonar |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,100 lb (953 kg) |
| Draft | 3.92 ft (1.19 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 23.00 ft (7.01 m) |
| LWL | 19.92 ft (6.07 m) |
| Beam | 7.83 ft (2.39 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 930 lb (422 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 25.00 ft (7.62 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.90 ft (2.71 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.50 ft (8.38 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.20 ft (3.41 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 154.00 sq ft (14.307 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 111.25 sq ft (10.335 m2) |
| Total sail area | 265.25 sq ft (24.643 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 82.5 |
| Paralympics class | |
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The Sonar is a one design trailerable racing sailboat that was designed by Canadian naval architect Bruce Kirby and first built in 1980.[1][2][3]
The design was initiated as a commission from the members of the Noroton Yacht Club of Darien, Connecticut, United States.[1]
The Sonar was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2004.[4]
The design was developed into the more cruising-oriented Blazer 23, using the same hull, but a larger cabin.[5]
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sonar sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bruce Kirby". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 120-121. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ Schanen, Erin L. (2004). "Sonar". American Sailboat Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 8 May 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Blazer 23 (Kirby) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.