- Length
- 8.71 m
- Beam
- 3.05 m
- Draft
- 1.42 m
- Sail area
- 38.65 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.71 m
- Waterline length
- 7.06 m
- Beam
- 3.05 m
- Draft
- 1.42 m
- Displacement
- 3,856 kg
- Ballast
- 1,588 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 38.65 m²
- Mainsail area
- 17.25 m²
- Foresail area
- 21.43 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 11.43 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.75 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.85 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.51 m
- Forestay length
- 12.03 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 4
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, skeg-hung rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 45 L
- Fresh water tank
- 49 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1976
- Production ended
- 1987
- Hulls built
- 380
- Designer
- Alan Payne
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.03
- Displacement / length
- 305.07
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 24.67
- Capsize screening
- 1.96
- Hull speed
- 6.45 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia 8.71 generation
01
1976–1987