| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Builder(s) | Hughes Boat Works |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | North Star 600 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,598 lb (2,086 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 25.96 ft (7.91 m) |
| LWL | 20.25 ft (6.17 m) |
| Beam | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Engine type | Universal Atomic 2 gasoline engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 31.00 ft (9.45 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.50 ft (8.08 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.50 ft (2.90 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 125.88 sq ft (11.695 m) |
| Jib/genoa area | 170.50 sq ft (15.840 m) |
| Total sail area | 296.38 sq ft (27.535 m) |
| ← North Star 500
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The North Star 600 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by the American design firm Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1975. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design number 2135.2. It was also sold under the name North Star 26 and Hughes 26 after Hughes bought the company back in 1977.
The design is a larger, heavier development of the North Star 500, with a coach house roof added.
Production
The design was built by North Star Yachts and Hughes Boat Works in Canada, from 1975 to 1977, but it is now out of production.
Design
The North Star 600 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a nearly plumb transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 4,598 lb (2,086 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Universal Atomic 2 gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring.
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side, amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the "V"-berth.
The design has a hull speed of 6.03 kn (11.17 km/h).
See also
References
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "North Star 600 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "North Star 600". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 26 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 26". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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