Sometimes, it just happens.

The DS 37 One-Design Match-Racer is considered a next-to-perfect boat for match-racing. It is fast and nimble, thus a challenge to its crew of five, not least in rough weather. It was designed specifically for match-racing by a Danish design team in 1991.

The boats used in Marstrand are owned by different yacht clubs and companies in Denmark, and gathered together for large events. Two of the boats are used by the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club in the training of new Swedish match-racing teams. These two boats are also for hire as part of a conference program in the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club's clubhouse.

Hull and deck are of a very strong sandwich construction, with hand-laid fiberglass and NGA gel coat over the top. The keel is made of galvanized steel, and doubles as the lifting point for the boat, which is light enough to be lifted by a single point on a 2-ton crane.

Specifications
LOA — 36’9” (11.25m)
LWL — 30’6” (9.35m)
Beam — 10’4” (3.2m)
Draft — 6’8” (2.10m)
Displacement — 8,598 pounds (3,900 kg)
Ballast — 4,629 lbs. (2,100 kg)
Sail area (main & jib) — 638.2 sq.ft (59.3 sqm)
Spinnaker — 936.4 sqft (87.00m2)

Full Photo sequence: www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/07/0708/

 

Crag Cay, you think they need two of those cranes or figuring on a safety factor of two on the lift capacity? Mabe they should listen to their mums "what starts in fun 'ill end in tears" on the photo sequence, I've busted a couple of things and we were lookin good for line honours right up until "then". regards from Jeff.

 

The pic is merely the standard way of getting the boats light enough to be lifted by a 2 ton crane.

Dump the rig, and you save 350kg. Next, you knock the rudder off with the mast as it's alongside the hull- you save 200kg more.

If you let the mastless rudderless hulk drift into the shallows the keel falls off and voila! - your 3,900kg boat can now be lifted by a 2,000 kg crane. Nothing could be simpler.

 

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