Stenbäck “Hai” Specifications:
Class: One Design – LOA: 31′ 0″ / 9.6m * LOD: 31′ 0″ * LWL: 22′ 0″ / 6.6m * Beam: 6′ 3″ / 1.9m * Draft: 3′ 7″ / 1.1m * Ballast: Solid iron – 870 to 1050kg * Displacement: 3,700 lbs / 1,700kg * Sail Area: 231 sq ft / 21.5 m2 * Mast Height: 10.5m * Yard Number: * Hull material: Hai design specified inexpensive materials (18mm Northern pine and oak. * Rig: Sloop * Designer: Gunnar L. Stenbäck * Built by: * Year Built: 1930 * Restored By: * Current Name: * Original Owner: * Current Owner: * Sail Number:
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Designed in 1930 by Finnish sailboat designer Gunnar L. Stenbäck as a cheap, racing and cruising yacht suitable for mass production. It remains a popular small yacht in Finland and France.
Almost 300 built in Finland – Aquarell (FIN-291) in 2003 25 ordered by Camden Yacht Club, Maine Almost 500 Requin’s built in France, originally used as training yachts by the French Navy Some built in Estonia 22 boats in Germany in 1939 Plans for an international breakthrough in the 1940 Olympics of Helsinki swept away by WWII