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
12VDC Battery Bank
326VDC Battery Bank
120VAC Inverter
Diesel Genset (326VDC Generator)
Propulsion Motor (UQM HiTor)
Propulsion Motor (UQM HiTor)
Peak Torque (UQM HiTor)

57.75 ft
52.50 ft
46.30 ft.
14.90 ft
6.75 ft
9.75 ft
35,700 lbs
1,530 ft2
23.3
160
9.11 Kt
1.24
200 gallons
160 gallons
756 AHr 12VDC
3276 AHr 326VDC
7kW
34KW @1800 RPM
50kW (67 hp) peak
30kW (40 hp) continuous
440 N•m (325 lbf•ft)

Bill & Barbara Southworth
39 Pickering Street • Portsmouth NH 03801 • USA
Cell: (617) 905-6800 or (617) 905-6803 Fax:(888) 300-8888