S/V Barbara Ann


Design Concepts and Specifications

 

The Barbara Ann was designed as a single-handed voyaging boat, capable of crossing all oceans safely and in comfort.  It was designed with the concept that technology should make the sailing easier and that easier is safer when the going gets tough.  H. G. (Blondie) Hasler, one of the greatest innovators of single-handed sailing and an early pioneer of transatlantic racing, said in his later years "...not very much has been done to make boats easier and more comfortable to sail.  I thought that everyone would think as I did--that one would like to sail with the minimum of exertion and the minimum of fatigue, but this has not proven be true."  S/V Barbara Ann uses all that modern boatbuilding and computer technology can offer to fulfill Hasler's goal. 

 

Artist's Rendering by Stephen Davis

 

Principal Characteristics

LOA  
LOD
LWL 
BMAX 
Draft (Keel Retracted) 
Draft (Keel Extended) 
Displacement          
Sail Area 
SA/D
Disp/LWL
Hull Speed
Vm/Vh
Fresh Water Capacity
Fuel Oil Capacity
Battery Capacity (House Bank)
Electric (Generator/Inverter)
Engine, Yanmar 4LH-TE
57.75 ft
52.50 ft
46.30 ft.
14.90 ft
6.75 ft
9.75 ft
37,800 lbs  
1,530 ft2
21.4
170
9.11 Kt
1.24
200 gallons
230 gallons
1375 AHr 12VDC
10KW 120VAC
150 BHP @ 3300 RPM

 


Bill & Barbara Southworth
171 Gates Street • Portsmouth NH 03801 USA
Cell: (617) 905-6800 or (617) 905-6803 Fax:(888) 866-4915
S/V Barbara Ann SSB: WDA3890 Globalstar: (254) 377-3925
Iridium: (011) 8816 3144 3875: (888) 866-4915

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