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“Bella Vela” is a nicely equipped and well-maintained sailing sloop and family cruiser. Built by Irwin Yacht & Marine Corp. in 1985, she comes with a variety of upgrades for performance, comfort and decor.
Equipment: Sails: A dacron batted Main with two reef points and leech line rigged with the Dutchman system and a Sunbrella sail cover. A 130 per cent Genoa with UV cover and a Harken roller-furling system.
Winches: Two Harken #44 with two-speed self-tailing. Halyard winch is Harken #32 with two-speed self-tailing.
Steering: Yacht Specialties pedestal system with stainless steel wheel
Electrical: 110 Volt AC Electrical System with one 30A 125-volt receptacle, one 50-foot 30A 125-volt cord, a Xantrex 20 amp battery charger and a Power 2000 watt inverter. 12-volt DC system with two Group 27 marine batteries.
Electronic Equipment: Standard Horizon Intrepid VHF radio, Datamarine S200DL depth finder, Datamarine S100KL knotmeter, Raymarine ST4000 autopilot, Raymarine A50 GPS, Raymarine ST60 wind-speed and direction indicator mounted on the pedestal.
A new Sunbrella Bimini covers the entire cockpit. Interior cushions throughout the cabin, upholstered in Sunbrella fabric, are four years old, as are vinyl-covered cockpit cushions. Other features include a Marine Air 12,000 BTU central air conditioner, six-gallon electric hot-water heater, 12-volt refrigerator, 120-volt Daewoo microwave oven, Hillerange 3-burner LPG stove with oven, 27-inch flat-screen TV, Sony AM/FM/CD stereo, stainless steel dinghy davit, and Magna LPG grill mounted on the stern rail. Bella Vela sleeps six adults comfortably.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Shoal draft: 4.0’
Draft keel/cb - BU:4.0’/BD: 8.1’
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