KIRBY 8M
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1978
Dimensions
- LOA
- 26.33 ft
- LWL
- 21.33 ft
- Beam
- 9.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.5 ft
- Displacement
- 5,050 lbs
- Ballast
- 2,450 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.21 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.8
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 232
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 48.5%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 328 sq ft
- I
- 34.5 ft
- J
- 10.8 ft
- P
- 29.8 ft
- E
- 9.5 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1978
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 22
Designer
- Bruce Kirby (1929–2021)