| Buccaneer 200 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Buccaneer 200 sailboat Pique 3491.jpg |
| Designer: | Alan Payne |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1974 |
| Builder: | Bayliner |
| Displacement: | 21000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 20.42feet |
| Lwl: | 17.33feet |
| Beam: | 8feet |
| Hull Draft: | 17.33feet |
| Engine: | Outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | long keel |
| Ballast: | 7500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
| I: | 25.8feet |
| J: | 7.6feet |
| P: | 22feet |
| E: | 8.3feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 91.3square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 98.04square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 189.34square feet |
| Phrf: | 276 (average) |
The Buccaneer 200 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Alan Payne and first built in 1974.[1] [2] [3]
The Buccaneer 200 is a development of the Columbia T-23 design, using the same tooling to build the hull.[1]
The boat was built by Bayliner Marine Corporation in the United States starting in 1974, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [4]
The Buccaneer 200 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed long shoal-draft keel. It displaces 21000NaN0 and carries 7500NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [5]
The boat has a draft of 1.75feet with the standard keel, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. It is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The cabin is small but includes a double berth, a quarter berth, galley with a sink and a fold down table. Cabin headroom is 42inches.[1] [5]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 276 and a hull speed of 5.582NaN2.[2] [5]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Best features: The competition in this size and weight range was fierce in the 1970s, and to clearly differentiate their product, Bayliner went for low price, a wide beam for plenty of space below, and a simple-to-use boat. Then, as now, this attracted the non-sailing public as buyers. Neophyte sailors found a vessel with a low first cost, and a shallow keel for easy launching and retrieving on a trailer ramp. The long keel also enables the hull to track well under power or when going downwind ... Worst features: The new sailors would also find eventually that a boat with a shallow keel tends to side-slip when sailing upwind in a light to moderate breeze. A long, narrow centerboard housed within the keel (such as on the Chrysler 20) would have eliminated that shortcoming, but would raise the price and complicate sailing."[5]
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