Review of Kaskelot

The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass while the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The deck is a double deck which improves the indoor climate.

The interior is like nearly all boats made of wood.
The boat is equipped with one cabin, 5 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
Note: the boat has also been sold to be self-made/-interiored, which means that the quality of each boat may vary.

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Kaskelot is typically equipped with an inboard Bukh DV20 diesel engine at 22.0 hp (16 kW), which gives a max speed about 4.9 knots.

The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenence than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.

The fuel tank which is made of steel has a capacity of 55 liters (14 US gallons, 12 imperial gallons).

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Kaskelot is 1.73, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.4 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.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Kaskelot is about 205 kg/cm, alternatively 1151 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 205 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1151 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Kaskelot is 32.2.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 85% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly above average.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Kaskelot is 3.12.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Kaskelot is 247 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

50% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. This boat has a precise average ratio between displacement and length!

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Kaskelot with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.7, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.7.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 24% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Kaskelot is 66

The relative speed performance is 66 which means that a it is faster than 66% of all similar sailboat designs.

Dimensions of sail for masthead 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.

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