Debutante 21 is a 20′ 11″ / 6.4 m sailboat designed by Robert Tucker and built by Blanks Boatyard (UK) starting in 1959.
- Designer
- Robert Tucker
- Builder
- Blanks Boatyard (UK)
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Construction
- Plywood
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 20′ 11″ / 6.4 m
- Waterline Length
- 16′ 0″ / 4.9 m
- Beam
- 6′ 11″ / 2.1 m
- Draft
- 2′ 3″ / 0.7 m
- Displacement
- 2,000 lbs / 907 kg
- Ballast
- ? (Iron)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 155 ft2 / 14.4 m2
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Mast Height
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
- 5.36 knots
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
15.62
under powered
- Ballast/Displacement
- ?
- Displacement/Length
-
217.98
moderate
- Comfort Ratio
-
13.14
lightweight racing boat
- Capsize Screening
-
2.22
better suited for coastal cruising
Notes
Dimensions are approximate since there are a number of different versions of this, one of Tuckers best known designs.
The first (Mark I) Debutantes were built by Blanks Boatyard in Stanstead Abbots. This was followed by the more popular Mark II in 1961, which had a self-draining cockpit, more ballast, and altered steering gear. At least 300 were built when the Mark III was introduced, also called the GALLANT.
The late Tristan Jones sailed a DUBUTANTE on many of the voyages that he wrote and lectured about so eloquently.
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