The Prospect 900 is a
sailboat
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Types
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that was designed by
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Ericus Gerhardus van de Stadt and first built in 1975.
Production
The boat was built by
Rydgeway Marine in the
United Kingdom
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, starting in 1975, but is now out of production.
Design
The Prospect 900 is a small recreational
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open wat ...
, built predominantly of
fiberglass
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. It has a
masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig, an internally-mounted spade-type
rudder
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and a lifting
keel
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. It displaces and carries of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of with the lifting keel extended.
The boat is fitted with a
Volvo
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diesel engine
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of . It has a fresh water tank and fuel tank.
The boat has a
hull speed
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of .
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
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Alberg 29
The Alberg 29 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as racer-cruiser and first built in 1976.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 204-205. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...
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Bayfield 29
The Bayfield 29 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Ted Gozzard as a cruiser and first built in 1978.
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The Mirage 29 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Philippe Harlé and first built in 1986.
The Mirage 29 design is often confused with an unrelated design, the British Thames Marine Mirage 29 first built in 1983.
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References
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Keelboats
1970s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by E. G. van de Stadt
Sailboat types built by Rydgeway Marine