Review of Winner 1120

Basic specs.

The Winner 1120 is a sailboat designed by the Dutch maritime architect E. G. van de Stadt in the early nineties. The Winner 1120 is built by the Dutch yard Dick Rus Jachten B.V..

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Hull

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

Interior

The interior is like nearly all boats made of wood.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 6 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

Rig

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Keel

The Winner 1120 has been built with more than one type of keel.

One option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.00 - 2.10 meter (6.56 - 6.86 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

Winner 1120 is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar 3GM30, SD20 diesel engine at 27.0 hp (20 kW), which gives a max speed about 5.6 knots.

The transmission is a saildrive.

The fuel tank which is made of steel has a capacity of 80.0 liters (21 US gallons, 17 imperial gallons).

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 Winner 1120 is 1.93, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Winner 1120 holds one CE certification:

If less than 6 in on board 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.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.4 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Winner 1120 is about 224 kg/cm, alternatively 1256 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 224 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1256 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.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Winner 1120 is 26.1.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 42% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Winner 1120 is 3.13.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Winner 1120 is 232 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

62% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Winner 1120 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 18.1, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 20.9.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 66% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 39m² (419 ft²).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.

Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

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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
Mainsail halyard	36.3 m	(119.1 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	36.3 m	(119.1 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	36.3 m	(119.1 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	11.3 m	(36.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	11.3 m	(36.9 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	28.1 m	(92.4 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	24.8 m	(81.3 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	5.1 m	(16.7 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	10.2 m	(33.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	10.2 m	(33.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

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