Rozinante Specifications

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Hull Type: Long Keel Rig Type: Masthead Ketch
LOA: 28.00′ / 8.53m LWL: 24.00′ / 7.32m
Beam: 6.33′ / 1.93m Listed SA: 270 ft2 / 25.08 m2
Draft (max.) 3.75′ / 1.14m Draft (min.)
Displacement: 6550 lbs./ 2971 kgs. Ballast: 3360 lbs. / 1524 kgs.
Sail Area/Disp.1: 12.38 Bal./Disp.: 51.30% Disp./Len.: 211.52
Designer: L. Francis Herreshoff
Construction: Wood or FG
First Built: 1952 (Luna- 1974 at Smith and Rhuland in Nova Scotia)
RIG AND SAIL PARTICULARS
I(IG): 24.00′ / 7.32m J: 8.00′ / 2.44m
P: 27.80′ / 8.47m E: 12.50′ / 3.81m
SA(Fore.): 96.00 ft2 / 8.92 m2 SA(Main): 173.75 ft2 / 16.14 m2
Sail Area (100% fore+main triangles): 269.75 ft2 / 25.06 m2
Sail Area/Disp.2: 12.37 Est. Forestay Length.: 25.30′ / 7.71m

4 thoughts on “Rozinante Specifications”

  1. Charles

    Hi – I enjoy watch your videos of Luna very closely – looking for tips on rigging Rozinantes, as well as just enjoying them. You posted rig & sail information – I wonder if you could help me out? I have just bought a 1965 Kenner built Rozinante. Shortly to be shipped to Australia, where I am, via shipping container. It is all pretty much there, however it is short a mainsail & Mizzen. Other than that it was being restored very faithfully to LFH specs. So my favour is this: do you have dimensions I can give to my local sailmaker so he can have a suit of sails ready for me when she arrives? (I am unsure what I/J etc designations mean on your specs page). Logistics here demand she is launched about 24km from my mooring. I will have a 5HP engine & mount, but it would be so much better to be able to sail away. With thanks in advance for your time. Charles

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    1. Hello Charles,
      Congrats on the new boat. She’s wonderful to sail. I’d point you to Francis Herreshoff’s Sensible Cruising Designs. WoodenBoat magazine has a Doug Hylan “Rozinante”, but it is a different boat (yawl, not ketch rig among other significant differences). Best of luck and report back!
      -Eddie

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      1. Charles

        Thanks Eddie – I have Sensible Cruising Designs, but just can’t make out the numbers. I’ll follow up with Wooden Boat magazine. Happy sailing, Charles

      2. Welcome. Again, I the WB boat may not be a true Rozinante as it has Doug Hylan “interpretations”. How far that goes I’m not sure. I know he has a fatter, heavier and yawl rig design on his web site. Given all that, still pretty, but I’m not sure it is apples to apples.

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