Archambault Coco
Development | |
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Designer | Harlé - Mortain |
Location | France |
Year | 1985 |
No. built | 110 |
Builder(s) | Archambault Boats |
Role | Racer |
Name | Archambault Coco |
Boat | |
Displacement | 2,535 lb (1,150 kg) |
Draft | 4.46 ft (1.36 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fibreglass |
LOA | 21.33 ft (6.50 m) |
LWL | 20.34 ft (6.20 m) |
Beam | 8.86 ft (2.70 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 992 lb (450 kg) |
Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 187 sq ft (17.4 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 98 sq ft (9.1 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 431 sq ft (40.0 m2) |
Gennaker area | 646 sq ft (60.0 m2) |
Other sails | Genoa: 183 sq ft (17.0 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 365 sq ft (33.9 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 1,010 sq ft (94 m2) |
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The Archambault Coco is a French sailboat that was designed by Harlé - Mortain as a Classe Mini racer for racing in the Mini Transat 6.50. It was first built in 1985.[1][2][3]
Production
The design was built by Archambault Boats of Dangé-Saint-Romain, France, with 110 boats completed between 1985 and 2002, but it is now out of production. Archambault, which had been founded in 1967, went out of business in 2015.[1][3][4]
Design
The Coco is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a plumb stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,535 lb (1,150 kg) and carries 992 lb (450 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 431 sq ft (40.0 m2) or an asymmetrical spinnaker of 646 sq ft (60.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 6.04 kn (11.19 km/h).[3]
Operational history
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The boat is supported by an active club, the Class Mini 650, that organizes racing events for Classe Mini boats with a length overall of 21.33 ft (6.50 m). The major race run for this class of sailboats is the Mini Transat 6.50, a solo transatlantic yacht race, that typically starts in France and ends in Le Marin, Martinique in the Caribbean.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coco (Archambault) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Philippe Harlé 1931 - 1991". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Archambault Coco". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Archambault Boats (FRA) 1967 - 2014". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Class Mini 650". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
External links
- Video: Sailing the Coco
- Video: Coco sails and rigging