The Atlante (English: ''
Atlas
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Atlases have traditio ...
'' of mythology), is a French
sailboat
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Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
that was designed by
Georges Auzepy-Brenneur and first built in 1965.
Production
The design was built by
Chantier Mallard starting in 1965 and by
Archambault Boats of
Dangé-Saint-Romain,
France
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, starting in 1967. Production ended in 1977, with 280 boats completed. Archambault, which had been founded in 1967, went out of business in 2015.
Design
The Atlante is a recreational
keelboat
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, built predominantly of
fibreglass
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, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop rig. The hull has a spooned,
raked stem; a raised, plum
transom; an internally mounted spade-type
rudder
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controlled by a
tiller
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and a fixed fin
keel
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. It displaces .
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and is fitted with a
inboard engine for docking and manoeuvring. It 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, dinghy, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht ...
References
External links
Photo of an Atlante under sailPhoto of an Atlante docked
{{Archambault Boats
Keelboats
1960s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Georges Auzepy-Brenneur
Sailboat types built by Archambault Boats
Sailboat types built by Chantier Mallard