Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21)
Description
SPIRIT 6.5 (also known as the Spirit 21) is a small, trailerable American sailboat from the late 1970s. It was designed by Hank Hinckley and built by North American Yachts / Spirit Yachts (a Glastron subsidiary) in Austin, Texas, starting around 1977. This model is the smallest in the Glastron/Spirit sailboat lineup
Construction Details
| Designer | Hank Hinckley |
|---|---|
| Builder | North American Yachts |
| Length | 21.000 ft |
| LOA | 21.250 ft |
| LWL | 18.750 ft |
| Beam | 7.830 ft |
| Displacement | 2100 lb |
| Ballast | 700 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.000 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.670 ft |
| Year Built | 1977 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 25.15 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.82 ft |
| p | 21.10 ft |
| e | 8 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.15 ft | 8.82 ft | 21.10 ft | 8 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21) - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 21.1 ft - (6431 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | * 22.14 ft - (6748 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 22.3 ft - (6797 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | * 87.06 ft² |
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Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 21.32 ft - (6498 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.87 ft - (3618 mm) |
| Leech | * 18.23 ft - (5557 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 114.97 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.14 ft - (3091 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | * 108.09 ft² |
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Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 22.5 ft - (6858 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 10.75 ft - (3277 mm) |
| Leech | 20.25 ft - (6172 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 109.64 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 9.67 ft - (2947 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 6.63 ° |
| Area | * 108.74 ft² |
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Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21) - GENOA
| Luff | * 25.32 ft - (7718 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.41 ft - (4392 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.65 ft - (7209 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.23 ft - (4033 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.04 ° |
| Area | * 167.47 ft² |
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Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21) - DRIFTER
| Luff | * 25.32 ft - (7718 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 15.03 ft - (4581 mm) |
| Leech | * 22.49 ft - (6855 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perp | * 13.23 ft - (4033 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 9.01 ° |
| Area | * 167.49 ft² |
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Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21) - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 26 ft - (7925 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Leech | 24 ft - (7315 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 292 ft² |
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Spirit 6.5 (Spirit 21) - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 14.66 ft - (4468 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 6.75 ft - (2057 mm) |
| Leech | * 11 ft - (3353 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 54.31 % |
| Length Perp | * 4.79 ft - (1460 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 25.48 ° |
| Area | * 35.1 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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