BALBOA 20
Description
The BALBOA 20 is a small sailboat designed by Lyle C. Hess. With her light displacement hull, she offers spirited performance, featuring variable draft for versatility in different sailing conditions. An ideal choice for weekend cruising, day sailing, or club racing.
Construction Details
| Designer | Lyle C. Hess |
|---|---|
| Length | 20.000 ft |
| LOA | 20.000 ft |
| LWL | 17.500 ft |
| Beam | 7.080 ft |
| Displacement | 1700 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.420 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.580 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 20.71 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.79 ft |
| p | 21 ft |
| e | 8.67 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.71 ft | 8.79 ft | 21 ft | 8.67 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 22.5 ft - (6858 mm) |
| Foot | 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
| Leech | 20.75 ft - (6325 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 |
| Area | * 249 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Foot | 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Leech | 18.75 ft - (5715 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 130.26 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.45 ft - (3490 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 5.25 ° |
| Area | * 120.24 ft² |
| Sail Type | DRIFTER |
|---|---|
| Luff | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Foot | 15.25 ft - (4648 mm) |
| Leech | 18.83 ft - (5739 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 150.4 |
| Length Perp | * 13.22 |
| Deck Angle | * 6.87 ° |
| Area | * 138.85 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMJIB |
|---|---|
| Luff | 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Foot | 7 ft - (2134 mm) |
| Leech | 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 53.01 |
| Length Perp | * 4.66 |
| Deck Angle | * 25.25 ° |
| Area | * 31.46 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | 21.42 |
| MidGirth | 15.83 ft - (4825 mm) |
| Foot | * 15.82 ft - (4822 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 |
| Area | * 288 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 20.75 ft - (6325 mm) |
| Foot | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Leech | 18.33 ft - (5587 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 119.8 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.53 ft - (3210 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 5.62 ° |
| Area | * 109.28 ft² |
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 21 ft - (6401 mm) |
| Foot | 8.67 ft - (2643 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | 21.95 ft - (6690 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 85.91 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 22.14 ft - (6748 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 4 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 93.82 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 20 ft - (6096 mm) |
| Foot | 9.67 ft - (2947 mm) |
| Leech | 17.33 ft - (5282 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 95.34 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 8.38 ft - (2554 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 6.96 ° |
| Area | * 83.78 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 20.75 ft - (6325 mm) |
| Foot | 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
| Leech | 20 ft - (6096 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 153.36 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.48 ft - (4109 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 0.91 ° |
| Area | * 139.9 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.