Review of Bacchant II

Basic specs.

The Bacchant II is a large sailboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Knud Hielmberg Reimers in the mid thirties. Only a few boats have been produced. The Bacchant II is built by the Swedish yard Neglingevarv.

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Rig

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Keel

The Bacchant II is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a long keel.

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.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.9 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 Bacchant II is about 269 kg/cm, alternatively 1508 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 269 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1508 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 Bacchant II is 6.53.

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	19.4 m	(63.6 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	19.4 m	(63.6 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	48.5 m	(159.1 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	42.7 m	(140.0 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 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.