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Development | |
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Designer | Scandinavian Sailing Federation |
Location | Nordic countries |
Year | 1942 |
No. built | 4,000 |
Builder(s) | Folkebådcentralen A/S Haubold Yachting |
Name | Nordic Folkboat |
Boat | |
Crew | two to four |
Displacement | 4,255 lb (1,930 kg) |
Draft | 3.92 ft (1.19 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | wood or fibreglass |
LOA | 25.20 ft (7.68 m) |
LWL | 19.68 ft (6.00 m) |
Beam | 7.22 ft (2.20 m) |
Engine type | optional Outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | modified long keel |
Ballast | 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) |
Rudder(s) | keel-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 18.04 ft (5.50 m) |
J foretriangle base | 6.72 ft (2.05 m) |
P mainsail luff | 28.71 ft (8.75 m) |
E mainsail foot | 11.10 ft (3.38 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 159.34 sq ft (14.803 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 60.61 sq ft (5.631 m2) |
Total sail area | 219.95 sq ft (20.434 m2) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 103.2 |
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The Nordic Folkboat is a sailboat that was designed by Scandinavian Sailing Federation as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1942. Tord Sundén was hired by the Scandivian Sailing Federation to finalize the plans based on four awarded entries in the design competition. The awarded designs were done by Knud Olsen, Jac M. Iversen, Alfons Kvarnström, and O.W. Dahlström.[1] No winning design was declared. Tord Sundén was never credited as the actual designer of the boat.[2][3][4]
The Nordic Folkboat was developed into the Sundén-designed International Folkboat in 1967. The International Folkboat was expressly designed for fibreglass construction. The International 25 and the Olsen 26 are also based upon this design.[2][4][5]
The Junior Folkboat designed by Erik Salander[6] actually dates from 1929. It was originally called the "Juniors Bad" (Junior boat), but was later renamed because of its strong resemblance to the later and larger Nordic Folkboat.[7]