Soling
Description
The Soling is an open keelboat designed by Jan Herman Linge from Norway in 1964 that achieved legendary status as the Olympic "Open three-person keelboat" from 1972 to 2000. This remarkable vessel holds World Sailing "International class" status and continues serving both international competition and recreational sailing under management by the International Soling Association since 1968.
Construction Details
| Designer | Jan Herman Linge |
|---|---|
| Length | 26.800 ft |
| LOA | 26.800 ft |
| LWL | 20.250 ft |
| Beam | 6.250 ft |
| Displacement | 2277 lb |
| Ballast | 1300 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.250 ft |
| Year Built | 1964 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 24.60 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.52 ft |
| p | 27.83 ft |
| e | 10.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.60 ft | 8.52 ft | 27.83 ft | 10.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Soling - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 27.88 ft - (8498 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.24 ft - (8912 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 29.45 ft - (8976 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 150.84 ft² |
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Soling - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 24 ft - (7315 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Leech | 22.25 ft - (6782 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 103.4 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 8.81 ft - (2685 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 2.95 ° |
| Area | * 105.66 ft² |
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Soling - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 22.97 ft - (7001 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8.2 ft - (2499 mm) |
| Leech | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 87.79 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 7.48 ft - (2280 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 5 ° |
| Area | * 85.96 ft² |
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Soling - GENOA
| Luff | * 24.73 ft - (7538 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13.89 ft - (4234 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.14 ft - (7053 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.78 ft - (3895 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.95 ° |
| Area | * 158.03 ft² |
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Soling - SPINNAKER
| Stays | 24.61 ft - (7501 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | 18.37 ft - (5599 mm) |
| Foot | 19.68 ft - (5998 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 412 ft² |
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Soling - STORMTRYSAIL
| Luff | * 11.06 ft - (3371 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.17 ft - (3100 mm) |
| Leech | * 9.22 ft - (2810 mm) |
| Length Perp | * 9.22 ft - (2810 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * -25 ° |
| Area | * 44 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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