Our current equipment includes:
Twelve Elliott 6m Sailboats
The Elliott 6m was designed by Greg Elliott of New Zealand in 2008. A modification of the 2000 Elliott 6, this high-performance keel boat was selected to be use in the newly created Women’s Match Racing event in the 2012 Olympics.
Boat Specifications
Type Keelboat
Number of Cree 3
Opt Crew Weight 205kg
Designer Greg Elliott
National Origin New Zealand
Year Designer 2000
Year Modified 2008
Beam Length 2.35 m
Draught Length 1.66 m
Eight SONAR Sailboats
The Sonar was designed in 1979 by Bruce Kirby, designer of the popular Laser dinghy. Since then, over 700 boats have been built. Most of the fleet is in the USA, with smaller fleets in Britain and Canada. Since its adoption as a Paralympic class the Sonar has spread to many other countries as well.
Boat Specifications
Length LOA 23′ 10″
Length Water Line LWL 19′ 11″
Draft 3′ 11″
Beam 7′ 10″
Displacement 2,100 lbs
Keel ballast 900 lb. deep fin foil bolted to fiberglass sump
Sail area (main & jib) 245 sq. ft
Sail area (spinnaker) 250 sq. ft
Rudder Balanced, inboard hung high-aspect ratio