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The Bristol 45.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.It has a masthead sloop rig, or an optional ketch rig, with aluminum spars. It features a raked stem, a raised counter reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by an Edson wheel and a fixed fin keel with retractable centerboard.
Production of the Bristol trawlers shifted to India during the 1970s. Numerous Bristol 42 trawlers remain in service as of November 2011. The company began building custom designed sailboats in the 50-plus foot range in the early 1990s but eventually folded in 1997. The yard built more than 4400 boats, the largest being 72' long.
Pages in category "Sailboat types built by Bristol Yachts" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The design was initially built by the Sailstar Boat Company in the United States and later by Bristol Yachts after it acquired Sailstar. Bristol sold it as the Bristol 19. Production started in 1966, with over 700 completed, but the boat is now out of production. [1] [2] [5] [4] [6]
This boat, with its long bow and counter and full keel, is not for round-the-marker sailing, but it will do well on longer races." [3] Bob Pingel, writing in Sailing Magazine in 2011 noted, "the boat sails quite well in moderate conditions, especially off the wind. The hull shape is designed for reaching and the 40 has won its class in the ...
In a 2005 review in Good Old Boat magazine, writer Karen Larson, described the design, "the 29.9 was designed to race under the International Off-shore Rule (IOR) and Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) rules, but people soon realized that it made a better cruiser than racer. At 29 feet 11 inches with a 10-foot 2-inch beam and displacing 8,650 ...
The design was initially built by the Sailstar Boat Company in the United States and sold as the Caravel 22. When Bristol Yachts acquired Sailstar in 1971 the design was produced as the Bristol Caravel 22. A total of 325 boats were built from 1968 until 1978, but it is now out of production. [1] [3] [4] [5]
The boat has a draft of 5.40 ft (1.65 m) with the standard long keel, while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 7.8 ft (2.4 m) with the centreboard extended and 4.0 ft (1.2 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water. [1] The boat is fitted with a Perkins Engines 4-107 diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The ...