Hunter 29.5

Sailboat specifications

The Hunter 29.5 is a 29’6” (9m) cruising sailboat designed by Hunter Design (United States). She was built between 1993 and 1997 by Marlow Hunter (United States).

Hunter 29.5's main features

Model: Hunter 29.5
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Marlow Hunter
Sailboat designer: Hunter Design
Country: United States
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull: 1993
Last built hull: 1997
Appendages: Keel : wing keel
Helm: Single helm wheel
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Hunter 29.5's main dimensions

Hull length: 29’ 6”9 m
Waterline length: 25’ 4”7.7 m
Beam (width): 10’ 6”3.2 m
Draft: 3’ 11”1.2 m
Mast height from D_WL: 46’ 1”14.05 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 6706 lb3042 kg
Ballast weight: 2423 lb1099 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron

Hunter 29.5's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 386 ft²35.9 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Hunter 29.5's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 184 ft²/T17.1 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 189
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 36 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.74 knots