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Piccolo

PiccoloLaunched1984

Piccolo

Coastal cruising sailboat with hard chines in marine plywood, designed for amateur construction by Jean-Pierre Villenave in 1984.

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LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary: 1984

Design

Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary: Jean-Pierre Villenave
DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary: Jean-Pierre Villenave Piccolo 1984

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Technical specs

Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary: FixedA keel fixed to the hull, which does not move.See in the glossary

RigThe mast, its boom and all the wires and lines that hold them and control the sails.See in the glossary: Fixed mastA mast that does not turn, held by shrouds and stays: the most common rig.See in the glossary

Hull materialWhat the hull is made of: carbon, glass fibre, composite, aluminium, wood or steel.See in the glossary: CompositeA material made of fibres (glass, carbon, flax…) set in resin.See in the glossary

Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary: 6.5m

Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary: 2.46m

DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary: 1.2m

DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary: 1,200kg

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