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Review of Triss 430


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Triss 430 is a small dinghy. Several hundred boats have been produced. The Triss 430 is built by the Swedish yard Triss AB.

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Keel

The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.20 - 0.30 meter (0.66 - 0.96 ft) dependent of 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Triss 430 is about 51 kg/cm, alternatively 290 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 51 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 290 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 Triss 430 is 2.39.

Slim Wide 76% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar dinghies it is more spacy than 76% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

This section shown boat owner's changes, improvements, etc. Here you might find inspiration for your boat.

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Finally

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