- Length
- 6.88 m
- Beam
- 2.41 m
- Draft
- 0.59 m
- Sail area
- 20.25 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 6.88 m
- Waterline length
- 6.1 m
- Beam
- 2.41 m
- Draft
- 0.59 m
- Displacement
- 1,043 kg
- Ballast
- 367 kg
- Mast height above water
- 8.58 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 20.25 m²
- Mainsail area
- 9.27 m²
- Foresail area
- 10.98 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 7.87 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 2.79 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 6.58 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 2.82 m
- Forestay length
- 8.35 m
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Modified full keel
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 19 L
- Fresh water tank
- 19 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1973
- Production ended
- 1977
- Hulls built
- 406
- Designer
- Alan Payne
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 20.07
- Displacement / length
- 128.35
- Ballast / displacement
- 35.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 10.86
- Capsize screening
- 2.4
- Hull speed
- 5.99 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia T-231 generation
01
1973–1977