North Star 80/20 Explained

North Star 80/20
Designer:Sparkman & Stephens
Location:Canada
Year:1973
Builder:North Star Yachts
Role:Cruiser
Draft:4.75feet
Displacement:246000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fibreglass
Loa:40feet
Lwl:31feet
Beam:13.33feet
Engine:Westerbeke 4-154 520NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:90000NaN0
Rudder Type:skeg-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:49.25feet
J:14feet
P:43.25feet
E:14feet
Sailplan:masthead ketch
Sailarea Main:302.75square feet
Sailarea Headsail:344.75square feet
Sailarea Total:647.5square feet

The North Star 80/20 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser and first built in 1973. The boat is a version of Sparkman & Stephens' design 2134.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

A heavier version of the design was sold as the Hughes 40. Sparkman & Stephens design 2134 was also the basis for the Swift 40 built by Kang Nam Shipbuilders in South Korea.[1] [2] [7] [8]

Production

The design was built by North Star Yachts in Canada, starting in 1973 and later by Hughes Boat Works, also in Canada, after Howard Hughes bought the company back and renamed both the company and the sailboat models sold.[1] [2] [9] [10]

Design

The North Star 80/20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch rig, a centre cockpit, a raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel.[1] [2]

The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke 4-154 diesel engine of 520NaN0 for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, three straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double "V"-berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a sink. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the starboard side in the aft cabin.[1] [2]

For sailing the design may be equipped with one of a number of jibs or genoas.[1] [2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.46kn.[2]

Variants

North Star 80/20
  • This model built by North Star Yachts displaces 246000NaN0 and carries 90000NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.75feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]
    Hughes 40
  • This model built by Hughes Boat Works displaces 280000NaN0 and carries 92000NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.67feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]

    Operational history

    When new, some North Star 80/20s were employed in the Caribbean yacht charter market.[11]

    See also

    Related boats

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: North Star 80/20 sailboat . 3 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220703130852/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/north-star-8020. 3 July 2022. live.
    2. Web site: North Star 80/20. 3 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220703130908/https://sailboat.guide/hughes/north-star-8020#selection-425.0-425.16. 3 July 2022. live.
    3. Web site: Hughes 40 sailboat . 3 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220703131029/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hughes-40. 3 July 2022. live.
    4. Web site: Hughes 40. 3 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220703131134/https://sailboat.guide/hughes/40. 3 July 2022. live.
    5. Web site: Sparkman & Stephens. 3 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200810200933/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sparkman-stephens. 10 August 2020. live.
    6. Web site: Sparkman & Stephens. 3 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220621155228/https://sailboat.guide/sparkman-stephens. 21 June 2022. live.
    7. Web site: Swift 40 sailboat . 3 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220703131100/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/swift-40. 3 July 2022. live.
    8. Web site: Swift 40. 3 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220703131157/https://sailboat.guide/kang-nam/swift-40. 3 July 2022. live.
    9. Web site: Hughes Boat Works. 3 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210218150407/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hughes-boat-works. 18 February 2021. live.
    10. Web site: Hughes Boat Works. 3 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220530135310/https://sailboat.guide/hughes. 30 May 2022. live.
    11. Web site: North Star to Bimini. 3 July 2022. Duffett. John. Motorboating & Sailing. May 1974.

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