Archambault Coco

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Archambault Coco
Development
Designer
fibreglass
LOA21.33 ft (6.50 m)
LWL20.34 ft (6.20 m)
Beam8.86 ft (2.70 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast992 lb (450 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area187 sq ft (17.4 m2)
Jib/genoa area98 sq ft (9.1 m2)
Spinnaker area431 sq ft (40.0 m2)
Gennaker area646 sq ft (60.0 m2)
Other sailsGenoa: 183 sq ft (17.0 m2)
Upwind sail area365 sq ft (33.9 m2)
Downwind sail area1,010 sq ft (94 m2)
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The Archambault Coco is a French

Classe Mini racer for racing in the Mini Transat 6.50. It was first built in 1985.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Archambault Boats of Dangé-Saint-Romain, France, with 110 boats completed between 1985 and 2002, but it is now out of production. Archambault, which had been founded in 1967, went out of business in 2015.[1][3][4]

Design

The Coco is a racing

reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,535 lb (1,150 kg) and carries 992 lb (450 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 431 sq ft (40.0 m2) or an asymmetrical spinnaker of 646 sq ft (60.0 m2). It has a hull speed of 6.04 kn (11.19 km/h).[3]

Operational history

Classe Mini

The boat is supported by an active club, the Class Mini 650, that organizes racing events for

Classe Mini boats with a length overall of 21.33 ft (6.50 m). The major race run for this class of sailboats is the Mini Transat 6.50, a solo transatlantic yacht race, that typically starts in France and ends in Le Marin, Martinique in the Caribbean.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coco (Archambault) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Philippe Harlé 1931 - 1991". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Archambault Coco". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Archambault Boats (FRA) 1967 - 2014". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Class Mini 650". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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