Roue 20 Explained

Roue 20
Image Boat:File:Roue 20 sailboat Presto 2802.jpg
Designer:William James Roué
Location:Canada
Year:1922
Displacement:47000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Wood (later fiberglass)
Loa:31feet
Lwl:21feet
Beam:8feet
Hull Draft:4.2feet
Keel Type:long keel
Rudder Type:keel-mounted rudder
Rigs:Fractional rigged sloop
I:26.8feet
J:9.75feet
P:35.3feet
E:14.8feet
Sailarea Main:261.22square feet
Sailarea Headsail:20.6square feet
Sailarea Total:381.82square feet

The Roue 20 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by William James Roué.[1] [2] [3]

Roué was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1879. He lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and worked from 1899 to 1931 for the family firm, Roué's Carbonated Waters, when he design the boat in 1922.[2] [4] [3]

Most sailboats are named for their imperial or metric length overall, but the Roue 20's designation instead indicates it was William J. Roué's 20th design.[2]

Design

The Roue 20 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of wood, with wood trim, although some newer ones incorporate some fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a keel-mounted rudder and a fixed long keel. It displaces 47000NaN0. The boat has a draft of 4.2feet with the standard keel.[1] [3]

The design has a hull speed of 6.14kn.[3]

See also

Related designs

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roue 20 sailboat specifications and details. 7 October 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220318202845/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/roue-20. 18 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: William J. Roué 1879-1970. 7 October 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220318202724/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/roue-william-j. 18 March 2022. live.
  3. Web site: Roue 20. 18 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220318202601/https://sailboat.guide/roue-20. 18 March 2022. live.
  4. Web site: William J. Roué. 18 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220318203003/https://sailboat.guide/william-j-roue. 18 March 2022. live.