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The SV Nirvana is a 1987 Catalina 30 in great condition! Her previous owners restored and upgraded much of the boat over the last decade.
I bought her in January 2021 and have lived on her for over a year and sailed her many a-days! She has been a great first boat for me and I am sad to part with her but will be moving in the next few months and unfortunately cannot keep her. I hope to see her go to owners that will use her and care for her like I did!
NOTE: the jib has a rip in it from a storm we had a few months ago. I have been patching it up with sail tape. But can get a quote for a fixed jib. Also, this boat has a beautiful spinnaker but it was ripped when i got it from the previous owner. I hardly had the need to sail with a spinnaker so i have not fixed it. There is also a slight scrath on the port side hull from Hurricane Ida. It is purely cosmetic. Everything else about this boat is perfect! The condition it is in is amazing for its age.
All reasonable offers welcome.
Located in Orleans Marina, New Orleans
Equipment: Propane Grill Solar Panels Window Unit drop in A/C
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)
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