Mistral T-21 Explained

Mistral T-21
Image Boat:File:Mistral T-21 sailboat 3775.jpg
Designer:Mistral Sailboats
Location:Canada
Year:1978
Builder:Mistral Sailboats
Draft:5.1feet, centreboard down
Displacement:27000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fibreglass
Loa:21feet
Lwl:18.67feet
Beam:8.16feet
Engine:Outboard motor
Keel Type:Centreboard
Ballast:7700NaN0
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:25feet
J:9feet
P:23feet
E:10feet
Sailplan:Fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:115square feet
Sailarea Headsail:112.5square feet
Sailarea Total:227.5square feet
Phrf:234

The Mistral T-21 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Mistral Sailboats and first built in 1978.[1] [2]

Production

The design was built by Mistral Sailboats in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, starting in 1978, but the company had ceased production by 1987 when it went out of business.[1] [3]

Design

The Mistral T-21 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centreboard keel. It displaces 27000NaN0 and carries 7700NaN0 of ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 5.1feet with the centreboard extended and 1.16feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.[1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a single berth in the bow cabin, a drop down table that converts to a double berth in the main cabin and a quarter berth on the port side, under the cockpit. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 560NaN0.[2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of 5.79kn.[2] [4]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Her layout is very intriguing for a mere 21-footer, encompassing at least two single berths and a double, a dinette, a hanging locker, and a head that, though lacking a door, is virtually 'enclosed' in the forepeak, (The literature we have says she has berths for five, but we can't find the fifth one.) With her fully retracting high-aspect centerboard, and drawing only 1' 2" with the board up, she should be easy to launch and retrieve from a trailer. Worst features: The drawings seem to indicate that the centerboard is relatively light, perhaps 100 to 200 pounds at most. If so, the ballast, which is reported to be 750 pounds, must be located not far below the waterline, which would seem to make it relatively ineffective."[2]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mistral T-21 sailboat specifications and details. 2 September 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20210811190932/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mistral-t-21. 11 August 2021. live.
  2. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 109. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
  3. Web site: 1987 Mistral Inc Sailboat Prices and Values. 2 September 2018. J.D. Power. J.D. Power . nadaguides.com. 2018. https://archive.today/20210811190953/https://www.nadaguides.com/Boats/1987/MISTRAL-INC/Sailboats. 11 August 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Mistral T-21 . 2 September 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220533/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/162/mistral-t-21. 2 September 2018. dead.