- Length
- 8.41 m
- Beam
- 2.59 m
- Draft
- 1.32 m
- Sail area
- 31.87 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.41 m
- Waterline length
- 6.61 m
- Beam
- 2.59 m
- Draft
- 1.32 m
- Displacement
- 2,948 kg
- Ballast
- 1,270 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 31.87 m²
- Mainsail area
- 14.08 m²
- Foresail area
- 17.56 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 9.6 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.66 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.15 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.45 m
- Forestay length
- 10.27 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 4
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, solid laminate
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 45 L
- Fresh water tank
- 68 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1967
- Hulls built
- 553
- Designer
- William Crealock
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.81
- Displacement / length
- 285.16
- Ballast / displacement
- 43.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 24.77
- Capsize screening
- 1.82
- Hull speed
- 6.24 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia 281 generation
01
1967 — status pending