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Various home or professionally built

Houdini Specifications

Main Specs
Length, m 4.10
Beam, m 1.80
Displacement, kg 85.00
Classification
Hull Type Cbrd w/outboard rudder
Hull Material Plywood
Rigging and Keel
Rig Standing Lug
Manufacturer Information
Shipyard Various home or professionally built
Designer John Welsford
Technical Specs
LOA, m 4.10
Sail Area (S.A.), m² 10.70
Sailboat Calculations
× S.A. / Displacement Formula
SA/D = SA (ft²) ÷ [Disp (lbs) / 64]^0.666
A sail area/displacement ratio below 16 would be considered under powered; 16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance; above 20 suggests relatively high performance.
× Capsize Screening Formula
CSF = Beam ÷ (Disp in cubic ft)^(1/3)
Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability. The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. The boat is better suited for ocean passages (vs coastal cruising) if the result of the calculation is 2.0 or less. The lower the better.
S.A. / Displacement 56.31ℹ️
Capsize Screening Formula 4.13ℹ️