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Blue is a Riptide 41 designed by Paul Bieker. She is a high performance gentleman's racer. It is designed to be sailed efficiently with a crew of between 6 and 8 rather than the 10-12 persons commonly found on a racing boat of this size, and it has comfortable accommodations for everyone on the boat. With its ultralight weight carbon construction, large rig and water ballast it is fast upwind and down over the full range of sailing conditions. The Riptide 41 is currently under construction at Jim Betts' in Anacortes, WA. Some key features of Blue: carbon hull, carbon rig, carbon standing rigging, water ballast, twin wheels, twin rudders, with actual interior accommodations.
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Blue
Riptide 41 Designed by Paul Bieker
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Blue is a Riptide 41 designed by Paul Bieker. She is a high performance gentleman's racer. It is designed to be sailed efficiently with a crew of between 6 and 8 rather than the 10-12 persons commonly found on a racing boat of this size, and it has comfortable accommodations for everyone on the boat. With its ultralight weight carbon construction, large rig and water ballast it is fast upwind and down over the full range of sailing conditions. The Riptide 41 is currently under construction at Jim Betts' in Anacortes, WA. Some key features of Blue: carbon hull, carbon rig, carbon standing rigging, water ballast, twin wheels, twin rudders, with actual interior accommodations.
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| LOA | 12.5 m | Displacement | 3937 kg | |
| LWL | 12.1 m | Fixed Ballast | 1907 kg | |
| Beam | 4 m | Water Ballast | 850 kg per side | |
| Beam @ Waterline | 3.06 m | Mast above Water | 20.53 m | |
| Draft | 3.05 m | Mast Tube | 20.55 m | |
| Mainsail | 72 sq m | Spin | 200 sq m | |
| Jib | 51 sq m | Disp/Length | 63 | |
| Isp | 19.12 m | I | 17.41 m | |
| Jspin | 7.46 m | J | 5.18 m | |
| P | 17.54 m | E | 6.43 m |
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