Glen-L 6.9
Description
The Glen-L 6.9 is a compact, trailerable sailboat designed by Glen L. Witt and offered by Glen-L Marine Designs for amateur construction. It’s a shoal-draft cruiser ideal for easy transport and backyard storage, blending affordability with performance. Affordable due to DIY construction, with study plans at $15 and full plans/patterns at $384. Accessory kits further reduce costs for fittings
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 27.25 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 9.75 ft |
| p | 23.50 ft |
| e | 8 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.25 ft | 9.75 ft | 23.50 ft | 8 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 23.5 ft - (7163 mm) |
| Foot | 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | * 24.32 ft - (7413 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.56 ° |
| Diagonal | 24.5 ft - (7468 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | * 97.33 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 23.15 ft - (7056 mm) |
| Foot | * 13.17 ft - (4014 mm) |
| Leech | * 19.73 ft - (6014 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 114.97 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.21 ft - (3417 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.98 ° |
| Area | * 129.75 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.49 ft - (8379 mm) |
| Foot | * 15.97 ft - (4868 mm) |
| Leech | * 25.64 ft - (7815 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 149.95 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 14.62 ft - (4456 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.04 ° |
| Area | * 200.95 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 27.49 ft - (8379 mm) |
| Foot | * 16.09 ft - (4904 mm) |
| Leech | * 25.29 ft - (7708 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 332 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. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.