Monday 3 December 2012

Technical Specifications of the Magnifik Midget

Hull:
GRP Fin Keel
Rig:
Masthead Sloop
Length Overall (LOA):
22.97' / 7.00m
Length at Waterline (LWL):
18.86' / 5.75m
Beam:
6.96' / 2.12m
Sail Area:
215 ft2 / 19.97 m2
Draft:
3.22' / 0.98m
Displacement:
3058 lbs / 1387 kg
Ballast:
1499 lbs / 680 kg
Sail Area/Displacement:
16.37
Ballast/Displacement:
49.03%
Displacement/Length:
203.50
Designer:
Bruno Boström
First Built:
1966
Last Built:
1981
Number Built:
640

Rig Dimensions

Foresail

I:
25.59' / 7.80m
J:
8.40' / 2.56m
Area:
107.48 ft2 / 9.98 m2
Forestay:
26.93' / 8.21m

Mainsail

P:
21.33' / 6.50m
E:
8.37' / 2.55m
Area:
89.27 ft2 / 8.29 m2

Friday 26 October 2012

Magnifik Midgets in the Wild

Thanks to Jonas Petterson for compiling all these images of Magnifik Midgets. Many of these are in Scandinavia.