US Yachts US 21
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Clark Scarborough |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1982 |
| Builder | US Yachts |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | US 21 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,700 lb (771 kg) |
| Draft | 4.58 ft (1.40 m) with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 21.25 ft (6.48 m) |
| LWL | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | lifting keel |
| Ballast | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 26.33 ft (8.03 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.83 ft (2.39 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 117.00 sq ft (10.870 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 103.08 sq ft (9.576 m2) |
| Total sail area | 220.08 sq ft (20.446 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 201 |
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The US Yachts US 21 is a recreational keelboat[1][2][3] built by US Yachts in the United States, starting in 1982, but production had ended by 1984 when the product line was sold to Pearson Yachts. The molds were the used to build the very similar Triton 21.[4]
The US 21 design was developed into the Triton 21 in 1984, after Bayliner sold its US Yachts line of boats to Pearson Yachts.[5][6]
Design
The fiberglass hull has a raked stem; an open, walk-through, reverse transom; a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a lifting keel.[1][2][3] The boat has a draft of 4.58 ft (1.40 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.25 ft (0.38 m) with it retracted.[1][2][3] It has a hull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h).[2]
It has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and a two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 48 in (122 cm).[1][2][3]
It has a fractional sloop rig.
Reception
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: The U.S. 21's light weight should make her relatively easy to trailer, launch. and retrieve, though perhaps not as easily as the Newport 212. Her PHRF rating, well below that of her comps, intimates that she is fast. Worst features: Her high SA/D. wide beam, and low ballast compared to her comps may mean she needs more beef on the rail in heavy air to keep her upright."[2]
References
- ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2022). "US 21 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d e f Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 144. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ a b c d Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "US 21". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts) 1970 - 1979". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Pearson 21 (Triton 21)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Triton 21". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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