Discovery 7.9
Development | |
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Designer | Alex McGruer |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1975 |
Builder(s) | Grampian Marine |
Name | Discovery 7.9 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) |
Draft | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
LWL | 21.75 ft (6.63 m) |
Beam | 8.33 ft (2.54 m) |
Engine type | Inboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 33.25 ft (10.13 m) |
J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
P mainsail luff | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 182.88 sq ft (16.990 m2) |
Total sail area | 322.88 sq ft (29.997 m2) |
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The Discovery 7.9 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Alex McGruer and first built in 1975.[1][2]
The Discovery 7.9 is a development of the Grampian 26.[1][3]
Production
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Canada between 1975 and 1977, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were completed.[1][4]
After Grampian's end of production the molds were acquired by a new company who built a small number of boats with different window arrangements.[4]
Design
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Discovery_7.9_sailboat_Second_Season_2576.jpg/220px-Discovery_7.9_sailboat_Second_Season_2576.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Discovery_7.9_sailboat_Get_Away_2766.jpg/220px-Discovery_7.9_sailboat_Get_Away_2766.jpg)
The Discovery 7.9 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) and carries 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The design has a hull speed of 6.25 kn (11.58 km/h).[5]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- Beneteau First 26
- Beneteau First 265
- C&C 26
- C&C 26 Wave
- Contessa 26
- Dawson 26
- Grampian 26
- Herreshoff H-26
- Hunter 26
- Hunter 26.5
- Hunter 260
- Hunter 270
- MacGregor 26
- Mirage 26
- Nash 26
- Nonsuch 26
- Outlaw 26
- Paceship PY 26
- Parker Dawson 26
- Pearson 26
- Sandstream 26
- Tanzer 26
- Yamaha 26
References
- ^ a b c d e Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Alex McGruer". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Grampian Discovery 7.9". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Discovery 7.9 at Wikimedia Commons
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