Review of Sweden Yachts 80

Basic specs.

The Sweden Yachts 80 is a large sailboat designed by the Argentine maritime architect Germán Frers.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

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 Sweden Yachts 80 is 1.87, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Sweden Yachts 80 holds one CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Sweden Yachts 80 is about 925 kg/cm, alternatively 5182 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 925 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 5182 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 Sweden Yachts 80 is 4.33.

Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

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	24.4 m	(80.2 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	24.4 m	(80.2 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	61.1 m	(200.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	53.8 m	(176.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 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.