SPORTS 8 SPECIFICATIONS (Courtesy Sydney Yachting Centre)

DESIGN
Bethwaite and Billock Design

BUILDER
Sydney Yachting Centre Pty Ltd

ENGINEERING
EMP Composites

LOA 8.0 m
LWL 7.95 m
Beam 3.50m
Beam wings folded 2.40m
Draft 2.40m
Draft keel up 0.40m
Main 30 square metres
Jib 16square metres
Spinnaker masthead 95 square metres
Spinnaker Fractional 80 square metres
I 8.52m J 3.42m P 11.00m E 4.00m

HULL AND DECK
Composite, Vinylester/Carbon/E Glass hand laid Hull and Deck with flowcoated interior
Aquagard polar white marine gelcoat
Klegecell TR 15mm foam core
GRP Keel Sump with Stainless Steel Cassette Fin Case with associated bearings

COCKPIT
S/Steel Hiking Bars with Mainsheet Traveller take offs
Perspex keel viewing hatch
PVC Cockpit locker
PVC Transom with 2 x scuppers
Twin hatchway cockpit spinnaker bags
S/Steel Outboard bracket
6 x Nairn Inspection ports

KEEL AND HYDRAULICS
316 Grade S/Steel Fin Keel with Lead Bulb and brass winglets
Lifting mechanism to suit with mechanical 3:1 winch
Fleet – Hydrol FA-M-S8 Hydraulic Canting Keel System incl power pack, twin S/Steel/Alloy Rams with press button controls in cockpit
100 Amp/hour sealed gel marine battery
Quick release battery box
12 volt tin coated marine grade wiring

RUDDER
Vinylester/E Glass/Carbon Rudder
Carbon Tiller
Ronstan Adjustable Tiller Extension and clip
Custom S/Steel rudder gudgeons and pin

SPARS and RIGGING
95 mm CST Brand Carbon Mast with carbon jumbo boom
95 mm CST Brand Extendable Carbon Spinnaker Bowsprit Pole
4.8mm Dyform S/S primary shrouds and forestay
4 mm Dyform S/S lowers shrouds and backstay
3.2 mm Dyform S/S cap shrouds
2.5 mm Dyform S/S Diamond Stays
Searig T Ball Terminal Swages and Ronstan Turnbuckles
All Halyards 5 mm Spectra – Main, Jib, Spinnaker

SHEETS
Mainsheet – 10mm Spectra with 6mm tail
Jibsheet – 2:1 / 6:1 combination using 6mm polyester for primary sheet and 5 mm Spectra for fine tune
Spinnaker Sheets – 8mm polypropylene light weight
Spinnaker Tack Line – 5 mm Spectra
Spinnaker Pole Line – 5 mm Spectra
Traveller – 4mm Excel D12 Dymeema

DECK HARDWARE
Custom Alloy Maststep
Custom S/S Chainplates
Wichard Forestay tang
Wichard Jib tack tang
3 x Spinlock Jammers
All Ronstan Ball Bearing Blocks and Cleats


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The Spit, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia
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