Review of Lynæs Senior

Lynæs Senior anno 1967. Havskum, Brøndby

Basic specs.

The Lynæs Senior is built by the Danish yard Lynæs Bådeværft.

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Keel

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.03 - 1.13 meter (3.38 - 3.68 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Lynæs Senior is 1.99, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Lynæs Senior is about 90 kg/cm, alternatively 505 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 90 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 505 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Lynæs Senior is 2.42.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Lynæs Senior is 34%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 42% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just below average.

RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Lynæs Senior is 7

The relative speed performance is 7 which means that a it is faster than 7% of all similar sailboat designs.

Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	5.7 m	(18.7 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Genoa sheet	5.7 m	(18.7 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Mainsheet	14.3 m	(46.8 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	12.6 m	(41.2 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.