| Helsen 20 | |
| Designer: | Johannes "Jopie" Helsen |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1974 |
| Builder: | Helsen Yacht Corporation |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 1.17feet with swing keel up |
| Displacement: | 20000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 20.08feet |
| Lwl: | 17.33feet |
| Beam: | 7.33feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | swing keel |
| Ballast: | 4000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 181square feet |
The Helsen 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Johannes "Jopie" Helsen as a cruiser and first built in 1974.[1] [2]
The design was built by Helsen Yachts in Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States, starting in 1974, but it is now out of production.[1] [3]
Designed as a more compact version of the Helsen 22, the Helsen 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. It displaces 20000NaN0 and carries 4000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [4]
The boat has a draft of 1.17feet with the keel retracted, allowing beaching, operational in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two berths in the main cabin. The head is located in the bow cabin between the "V"-berths. A forward-hinged cabin top increases the cabin headroom from 4.250NaN0 with it closed to 5.330NaN0 with it open.[1] [4]
