| Irwin 41 Citation | |
| Designer: | Ted Irwin |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1982 |
| No Built: | 4 |
| Builder: | Irwin Yachts |
| Role: | Racer |
| Draft: | 7.25feet |
| Displacement: | 175000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 40.77feet |
| Lwl: | 33.28feet |
| Beam: | 13.04feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 300NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 95000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 54.9feet |
| J: | 17feet |
| P: | 47.5feet |
| E: | 13.5feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 320.63square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 466.65square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 787.28square feet |
The Irwin 41 Citation is an American sailboat that was designed by Ted Irwin as a racer and first built in 1982. The design was bases on a custom boat designed by Irwin, named Razzle Dazzle, which won the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) in 1982.[1] [2]
The Irwin 41 Citation is sometimes confused with the Irwin 41, a cruising sailboat design also introduced in 1982.[3] [4]
The design was built by Irwin Yachts in the United States. A total of four boats were built, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production.[1] [5]
The Irwin 41 Citation is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 175000NaN0 and carries 95000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 7.25feet with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 300NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]
The design has an aft cockpit for steering, but also has a center crew cockpit, separated by a structure that mounts the mainsheet traveler and ventilation intakes for below decks. The companionway ladder is at the front of the center cockpit.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin both with pilot berths above them and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located on the starboard side in the aft cabin, with a second door from the navigation station.[1]
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Irwin Yacht Owners.[6]
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