Condor 55
| Notation | |
|---|---|
| Character does not exist | |
| Boat dimensions | |
| Length above : | 5.59 m |
| Length WL : | 5.0 m |
| Width above sea level : | 2.24 m |
| Draft : | 0.35 - 1.10 m |
| Mast height : | 8.65 m |
| Weight (ready to sail): | ≈ 950 kg |
| Weight (ballast, keel): | 200/278 kg |
| Sail area | |
| Mainsail : | 11.0 m² |
| Genoa : | 10.5 m² |
| Spinnaker : | 29 m² |
| Others | |
| Rigging type: | Sloop |
The Condor 55 is a small, trailerable sailing yacht based on a design by the engineer Helmut Stöberl.
The small cruiser was manufactured by the Klepper shipyard in Rosenheim from 1974 . In the meantime (until 2012) it was built by the Albatros shipyard in Rottweil, Zimmer. Its designer Helmut Stöberl designed a number of other well-known sailing boats, including the Condor variants 8, 9, 70 and 80, as well as Monas , Dyas and Trias .
Versions and construction
The Condor 55 is offered with a lifting or swivel keel . While a crank on the mast base is used to raise and lower the keel in the lifting keel variant , the swivel keel can be operated from the cockpit. The lifting keel variant is said to have the potential to sail higher up the wind .
The lifting keelers were initially built with a ballast portion of 200 kg. After the capsize safety was criticized in a test by the magazine Yacht (issue 19/1977) , the keel weight was increased by 78 kg. A subsequent test ( Yacht , Issue 5/1978) confirmed that the problem had been resolved.
Modifications during production
The following modifications to the Condor 55 during production are known:
- The hatch to the companionway to the cabin was initially designed as a folding hatch; this enables it to be raised parallel to the cabin roof. This was later expanded to include a locking option. Current models have a sliding hatch.
- In the first models, the plug-in bulkhead was made of wood, later plexiglass was used for this .
- The foot rail was originally made from teak. On newer models, it is a molded part of the deck.
- The cabin height has been 119/124 cm for years (cabin floor to cabin ceiling / cabin floor to folding hatch). This distance has been increased for new models.
- at the time of production by the Albatros shipyard, the shape of the hull was also changed. It became less voluminous at the front to reduce the pounding.
Individual proof
- ↑ according to Stöberl Sailing , May 2007
