Engineering:Archambault Coco

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Archambault Coco
Development
DesignerHarlé - Mortain
LocationFrance
Year1985
No. built110
Builder(s)Archambault Boats
RoleRacer
Boat
Boat weight2,535 lb (1,150 kg)
Draft4.46 ft (1.36 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfibreglass
LOA21.33 ft (6.50 m)
LWL20.34 ft (6.20 m)
Beam8.86 ft (2.70 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast992 lb (450 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area187 sq ft (17.4 m2)
Jib/genoa area98 sq ft (9.1 m2)
Spinnaker area431 sq ft (40.0 m2)
Gennaker area646 sq ft (60.0 m2)
Other sailsGenoa: 183 sq ft (17.0 m2)
Upwind sail area365 sq ft (33.9 m2)
Downwind sail area1,010 sq ft (94 m2)

The Archambault Coco is a French sailboat that was designed by Harlé - Mortain as a Classe Mini racer for racing in the Mini Transat 6.50. It was first built in 1985.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Archambault Boats of Dangé-Saint-Romain, France , with 110 boats completed between 1985 and 2002, but it is now out of production. Archambault, which had been founded in 1967, went out of business in 2015.[1][3][4]

Design

The Coco is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a plumb stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,535 lb (1,150 kg) and carries 992 lb (450 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 431 sq ft (40.0 m2) or an asymmetrical spinnaker of 646 sq ft (60.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 6.04 kn (11.19 km/h).[3]

Operational history

Classe Mini

The boat is supported by an active club, the Class Mini 650, that organizes racing events for Classe Mini boats with a length overall of 21.33 ft (6.50 m). The major race run for this class of sailboats is the Mini Transat 6.50, a solo transatlantic yacht race, that typically starts in France and ends in Le Marin, Martinique in the Caribbean.[5]

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