- Length
- 7.32 m
- Beam
- 2.08 m
- Draft
- 0.96 m
- Sail area
- 17.65 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.32 m
- Waterline length
- 6.1 m
- Beam
- 2.08 m
- Draft
- 0.96 m
- Displacement
- 998 kg
- Ballast
- 306 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 17.65 m²
- Mainsail area
- 10.9 m²
- Foresail area
- 6.78 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 6.1 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.23 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 7.01 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.11 m
- Forestay length
- 6.49 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, transom-hung rudder
- Ballast material
- Cast iron
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1959
- Hulls built
- 2500
- Designer
- George Hinterhoeller
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.01
- Displacement / length
- 122.77
- Ballast / displacement
- 30.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 12.4
- Capsize screening
- 2.1
- Hull speed
- 5.99 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Shark 241 generation
01
1959 — status pending