Santa Cruz 70
Description
The Santa Cruz 70 is the legendary 68-foot ultralight displacement sailboat designed by Bill Lee and built by Santa Cruz Yachts starting in 1985. This extraordinary yacht represents the pinnacle of Lee's revolutionary ULDB philosophy and stands as one of the most influential racing designs of the last 50 years! The Santa Cruz 70 is essentially an IOR-friendly version of Merlin, Bill Lee's groundbreaking 66-foot design that changed everything for downwind racing. While Merlin wasn't designed to the International Offshore Rule, the Santa Cruz 70 adapted Lee's revolutionary ULDB principles to work within the rating system. With only 19 boats built, the Santa Cruz 70 represents one of the most exclusive and historically significant racing yachts ever created. Each example is a piece of sailing history.
Construction Details
| Designer | Bill Lee |
|---|---|
| Builder | Santa Cruz Yachts |
| Length | 68.000 ft |
| LOA | 68.000 ft |
| LWL | 62.000 ft |
| Beam | 15.080 ft |
| Displacement | 24000 lb |
| Ballast | 9600 lb |
| Max Draft | 9.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1985 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 72.96 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 21.33 ft |
| p | 65.72 ft |
| e | 24.22 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.96 ft | 21.33 ft | 65.72 ft | 24.22 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Santa Cruz 70 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 65.72 ft - (20031 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 24.22 ft - (7382 mm) |
| Leech | * 69.07 ft - (21053 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.99 ° |
| Diagonal | * 69.24 ft - (21104 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 795.15 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 70 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 60.81 ft - (18535 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 27.86 ft - (8492 mm) |
| Leech | * 53.55 ft - (16322 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 24.53 ft - (7477 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 745.83 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 70 - GENOA
| Luff | * 72.21 ft - (22010 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 34.11 ft - (10397 mm) |
| Leech | * 68.33 ft - (20827 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 32 ft - (9754 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 1155.07 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 70 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 72.21 ft - (22010 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 38.39 ft - (11701 mm) |
| Foot | * 38.39 ft - (11701 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 2356.32 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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