Review of Barnegat 20

Basic specs.

The Barnegat 20 is a small sailboat designed by the maritime architect James E. Graves in the early sixties. Less than 100 boats have been produced. The Barnegat 20 is built by the American yard Graves Yacht Yard.

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Hull

The hull is made of wood.

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 Barnegat 20 is equipped with a long keel. A long keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.09 - 1.19 meter (3.58 - 3.88 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 Barnegat 20 is 2.53, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.7 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 Barnegat 20 is about 78 kg/cm, alternatively 438 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 78 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 438 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 Barnegat 20 is 8.3.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 18% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly below average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Barnegat 20 is 2.87.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Barnegat 20 is 103 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

86% 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 Barnegat 20 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 24.1, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 27.2.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 92% 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 13m² (139 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 masthead 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	19.2 m	(63.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	19.2 m	(63.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	19.2 m	(63.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet	6.1 m	(20.1 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	6.1 m	(20.1 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	15.3 m	(50.2 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	13.5 m	(44.2 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Cunningham	3.0 m	(10.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap	6.1 m	(20.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul	6.1 m	(20.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 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.