Review of Monark 700

Monark 700.

Basic specs.

The Monark 700 aka Monark 700 Miniton is a sailboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Peter Norlin in the late seventies. A few hundred boats have been produced. The Monark 700 is built by the Swedish yard Monark-Crescent AB.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 4 berths.

Rig

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Engine

An outboard motor is often used on this boat. In that case the boat will typically require a power of 0 - 1 hp, alternatively 0 - 1 lbs thrust if you prefer an electrical motor. Electric outboards are becoming popular for sailboat owners who want clean instant power with less noise and no exhaust fumes.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.9 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Monark 700 is about 99 kg/cm, alternatively 559 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 99 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 559 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Monark 700 is 2.76.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 66% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Monark 700 is 50

The relative speed performance is 50 which means that a it is faster than 50% of all similar sailboat designs.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	22.6 m	(74.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	22.6 m	(74.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	22.6 m	(74.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet	6.9 m	(22.6 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	6.9 m	(22.6 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	17.2 m	(56.6 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	15.2 m	(49.8 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Cunningham	2.6 m	(8.7 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap	5.3 m	(17.4 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul	5.3 m	(17.4 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.