Eat 850
An Esse 850 with the gennaker in place
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| Boat dimensions | |
| Length above : | 8.50 m |
| Length WL : | 8.50 m |
| Width above sea level : | 2.20 m |
| Draft : | 1.5-2.0 m |
| Mast height : | 11.54 m |
| Weight (ready to sail): | 1,180 kg |
| Weight (ballast, keel): | 700 kg |
| Sail area | |
| Sail area close to the wind : | 41 (47) m² |
| Gennaker : | 80 m² |
| Others | |
| Rigging type: | Sloop |
| Yardstick number : | 87 |
| Class : | One design |
The chimney 850 (on-board label eat 8 50 ) is a winning racing yachts of the Swiss manufacturer Schuchter , also with one hand can be sailed.
The aim of the designer Josef Schuchter was to build a ship that can be sailed alone and that sails stably and quickly in both low and high winds. Together with Umberto Felci, he designed the Esse 850 , which is named after the designer ( Esse Italian for S by Schuchter ) and its length (850 cm). The first boat was launched in March 2004.
Achievements and Awards
Just one week after it was launched, the boat won its first race ( winter regatta in Lugano ), further wins followed and, as the highlight, places 1 and 2 at the 2004 European Sports Boat Championship.
Awards
- 2004 “Europe's Yacht of the Year” in the category up to 10 m in length (“European Yacht of the Year Award 2004”, nomination by eleven European yacht magazines , award ceremony at “Boot” Düsseldorf ).
Web links
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- ^ "Big toys for adults", Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 12./13. August 2006 ( Memento from August 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ www.boot.de: European Yachts of the Year 2004 ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
