Starwind 19 Explained

Starwind 19
Insignia:File:Starwind 19 sail badge.png
Insignia Size:96px
Designer:Jim Taylor Yacht Designs
Location:United States
Year:1982
No Built:600
Builder:Starwind
Chrysler Marine
Spindrift One Designs
Role:Cruiser-Racer
Draft:4.5feet with centerboard down
Displacement:13500NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:18.58feet
Lwl:15.58feet
Beam:7.5feet
Engine:outboard motor
Keel Type:stub keel and centerboard
Ballast:3950NaN0
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:20feet
J:6feet
P:21feet
E:8.82feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:92.61square feet
Sailarea Headsail:60square feet
Sailarea Total:152.61square feet
Phrf:288

The Starwind 19, Starwind 190 and Spindrift 19 are a family of American trailerable sailboats that were designed by Jim Taylor Yacht Designs as cruiser-racers and first built in 1982.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The designer claims that the boat was the inspiration for the C. Raymond Hunt Associates' O'Day 192.[4]

Production

The design was built by Starwind, the sailboat division of Wellcraft in the United States, starting in 1982. Some were built by Chrysler Marine and later by Spindrift One Designs, a division of Rebel Industries. The design is now out of production.[1] [4] [5] [6]

Design

The Starwind 19 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a ballasted shoal draft keel with centerboard.[1] [4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1] [4]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side of the companionway ladder and is equipped with a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 380NaN0 and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 288 and a hull speed of 5.5kn.[4]

Variants

Starwind 19
  • This model has a length overall of 18.581NaN1, a waterline length of 15.581NaN1, displaces 13500NaN0 and carries 3950NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.5feet with the centerboard down and 1.5feet with it retracted.[1] [4]
    Starwind 190
  • Later version of the Starwind 19.[1]
    Spindrift 19
  • This model has a length overall of 18.751NaN1, a waterline length of 15.581NaN1, displaces 13500NaN0 and carries 3750NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.5feet with the centerboard down and 1.5feet with it retracted.[2] [4]

    Operational history

    In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Over 600 of these nice-looking boats were built ... Best features: The Starwind is a nicely conceived and well-made boat for her size and era. A good-sized opening hatch forward, rare in a boat this size, is good for ventilation and escape in an emergency An on-deck anchor locker is also a plus. The Starwind, with a PHRF of 288, may have a small advantage on the race course; even the smaller Precision 18, more than a foot shorter on deck, but with a waterline length only four inches less, and with eight square feet less sail area, has a handicap of only 282. Worst features: We could find none significant enough to mention."[4]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Starwind 19 sailboat . 27 February 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220227014630/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/starwind-19. 27 February 2022. live.
    2. Web site: Spindrift 19 sailboat . 27 February 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220227014920/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/spindrift-19. 27 February 2022. live.
    3. Web site: Jim Taylor. 27 February 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20211102132538/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/taylor-jim. 2 November 2021. live.
    4. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 62. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
    5. Web site: Starwind (USA). 27 February 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220227014759/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/starwind-usa. 27 February 2022. live.
    6. Web site: Chrysler Marine. 27 February 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20201007170948/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/chrysler-marine. 7 October 2020. live.