- Length
- 8.69 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Sail area
- 36.05 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.69 m
- Waterline length
- 6.86 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.22 m
- Displacement
- 3,810 kg
- Ballast
- 1,869 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 36.05 m²
- Mainsail area
- 19.27 m²
- Foresail area
- 16.7 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.52 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.18 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.14 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.22 m
- Forestay length
- 10.98 m
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1963
- Production ended
- 1969
- Designer
- Sparkman & Stephens
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.07
- Displacement / length
- 329.22
- Ballast / displacement
- 49.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 33.47
- Capsize screening
- 1.58
- Hull speed
- 6.36 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia 29 Defender1 generation
01
1963–1969