| Aquarius 21 | |
| Insignia: | A 21 |
| Insignia Size: | 150px |
| Designer: | Peter Barrett |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Builder: | Coastal Recreation, Inc |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4.5feet, with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 19000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 21feet |
| Lwl: | 18.25feet |
| Beam: | 7.82feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Ballast: | 6650NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 18.2feet |
| J: | 7.2feet |
| P: | 19.5feet |
| E: | 10feet |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 97.5square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 65.52square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 163.02square feet |
| Phrf: | 273 |
The Aquarius 21 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett as a cruiser and first built in 1969.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was also sold in slightly modified form as the Aquarius Pelican from about 1978 and, later, the Balboa 21.[1] [4]
The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [5]
The Aquarius 21 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a "pop-top" cabin, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard.[1] [4]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[3] [4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two quarter berths in the main cabin, under the cockpit. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove and a sink. The head is located under the bow cabin "V" berth, on the port side. Cabin headroom is 54inches, or 69inches with the "pop-top" open.[1] [4]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 273 and a hull speed of 5.7kn.[4]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel indicated that even though the boat was sold as sleeping four people, he would not recommend having more than two people on board overnight.[4]
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