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Atomic - 50’
Canting Keel Harbour Racing Yacht
Naval Architecture by Murray, Burns
& Dovell
Built by Azzura Yachts, Australia
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| Design Particulars |
Length Overall
Length on Waterline
Beam on Deck
Draft
Displacement
Sail Area
Engine
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16.100 m (52’ –
10”)
10.437 m (46’ – 7”)
3.100 m (10’ – 2”)
4.150 m (13’ – 7”)
8000 kg (17600 lbs)
160 sq m (1700 sq ft)
40 HP Yanmar |
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This narrow flush deck racer features a unique
canting keel configuration that incorporates
carefully positioned slender wings on the
bulb of the canting keel. As the keel cants
and the yacht heels, these wings automatically
develop into lateral area; thus eliminating
the need for daggerboards, (like those commonly
seen on open 60’s), or complicated canards,
(like those used in the CBTF system). This
system balances the yacht so well that ATOMIC
will steer itself through a gust of 10 additional
knots with virtually no helm adjustment required.
Dynamically this means that more of the gust
energy is being converted into acceleration
as no rudder “breaking” is slowing
the boat down.
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