Neptunkryssare

Neptunkryssare in 2009.
Development
Designer	Lage Eklund
Year	1938
No. built	275
Boat
Displacement	1,150 kg (2,540 lb)
Draft	1.20 m (3.9 ft)
Hull
LOA	9 m (30 ft)
LWL	5.85 m (19.2 ft)
Beam	1.92 m (6.3 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fixed keel
Ballast	540 kg (1,190 lb)
Rig
Rig type	Fractional rig
Mast length	8.95 m (29.4 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area	12 m^2 (130 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area	jib: 7 m^2 (75 sq ft) genoa: 11.5 m^2 (124 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	30 m^2 (320 sq ft)
Upwind sail area	19 m^2 (200 sq ft)

Neptunkryssare is a 9-metre (30 ft) sailboat class designed by Lage Eklund and built in about 275 copies.^[1][2]

History

The Neptunkryssare was designed in 1938 for artist Einar Palme and become popular in Swedish cities Gävle and Uppsala.^[1] In 1944 it gained Swedish Championship status.^[1]

References

1. Gelin, Curt (2005), 500 segelbåtar i test: bakgrund, egenskaper, omdömen (in Swedish), Stockholm: Nautiska förlaget, p. 204, ISBN 91-89564-19-7
2. The Neptune Cruiser - The tiller in your hand never felt better (PDF), retrieved 2020-10-06

External links

• Neptunkryssare Class Association