Signet 20

Signet 20

Description

The Signet 20 was designed by Ray Kaufmann in the United Kingdom and first built in 1960. This British trailerable sailboat was built by multiple manufacturers including Hurley Marine, Gilmax Limited, and Signet Marine, serving as both a day sailer and pocket cruiser. The boat features fiberglass construction with wood trim, a masthead sloop rig, and was produced with various keel and rudder configurations including single fin keel, twin bilge keels, and different rudder mounting options. It accommodates four people with a double V-berth forward and two quarter berths aft, plus galley facilities and a head compartment under the V-berth.

Construction Details

Designer Ray Kaufmann
Builder Hurley Marine Ltd.
Length 20.000 ft
LOA 19.830 ft
LWL 16.000 ft
Beam 6.670 ft
Displacement 2146 lb
Ballast 800 lb
Max Draft 3.000 ft
Year Built 1960
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The standard boat dimensions

i 25 ft
j 7.20 ft
p 21.67 ft
e 9.50 ft
p2 -
e2 -
i2 -
j2 -

Sails

Signet 20 - MAINSAIL

Luff * 21.67 ft - (6605 mm)
Foot * 9.5 ft - (2896 mm)
Leech * 23.15 ft - (7056 mm)
Tack Angle * 88 °
Diagonal * 23.36 ft - (7120 mm)
Head (inches) * 4.5 in - (114 mm)
Area * 106.48 ft²
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Signet 20 - JIBSAIL

Luff * 20.81 ft - (6343 mm)
Foot * 9.38 ft - (2859 mm)
Leech * 18.37 ft - (5599 mm)
Percentage LP * 115 %
Length Perpendicular * 8.28 ft - (2524 mm)
Deck Angle * 11.98 °
Area * 86.13 ft²
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Signet 20 - GENOA

Luff * 24.72 ft - (7535 mm)
Foot * 11.5 ft - (3505 mm)
Leech * 23.41 ft - (7135 mm)
Percentage LP * 150 %
Length Perpendicular * 10.8 ft - (3292 mm)
Deck Angle * 4.02 °
Area * 133.49 ft²
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Signet 20 - SPINNAKER

Stays * 24.72 ft - (7535 mm)
MidGirth * 12.96 ft - (3950 mm)
Foot * 12.96 ft - (3950 mm)
Perc LP * 180 %
Area * 272 ft²
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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.

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