Daysailer
Daysailer (from English, literally: day sailor ) is a modern term for small sailing yachts . The name is not defined uniformly, but mostly means boats that are intended for day or weekend trips. Accordingly, they have a relatively large cockpit in which the whole crew can sit, and only a small cabin or no cabin at all .
A daysailer can typically accommodate three to six adults. Boats without a cabin are called open keel boats .
Daysailers weigh between 700 and 3000 kg and are given category C, rarely also category B of the CE standard . However, there are also exclusive constructions of 60 feet and more that are only built for day trips.
Unlike larger sailing yachts, daysailers are usually equipped with an outboard motor instead of an inboard motor and are steered by a tiller rather than a steering wheel .
Keelboats and swordboats
Many daysailers have a heavy keel and are therefore weight stable (standing up man principle). This type of daysailer differs from normal sailing yachts only in size.
Some daysailers specially built for shallow water areas have a sword instead of a keel . Sports boats the size of a daysailer that are not weight stable are more likely to be referred to as a dinghy cruiser .
Trailer
Most daysailers are small and light enough that they can be towed by car on a boat trailer . This aspect makes a daysailer particularly interesting for boat owners, because the boat can easily be pulled by car to areas that are far away. Depending on the type and length of the keel , slipping is even possible.
Web links
- Süddeutsche Zeitung of September 22, 2011
- Articles on the topic of daysailers
- Archambault A27 - A boat that cannot really be classified.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Schult, Joachim; Sailors lexicon ; Keyword daysailer; 13th edition 2008; ISBN 978-3-7688-1041-8
- ↑ a b Daysailer - The afternoon boat . Southgerman newspaper. September 22, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.