Review of Espace 1300

Espace 1300 anno 1984. Espace 1300 D Navigazione 1

Basic specs.

The Espace 1300 is a large sailboat designed by the French maritime architect Philippe Briand in the early eighties. Only a few boats have been produced.

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Hull

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

Interior

Floor plan of Espace 1300. Espace 1300 D LAYOUT

Interior of Espace 1300 anno 1984. Espace 1300 D QUADRATO

The boat is equipped with 3 cabins and 10 berths.

Galley of Espace 1300 anno 1984. Espace 1300 D INTERNO 1

Cockpit

Cockpit of Espace 1300 anno 1984. Espace 1300 D TIMONERIA INTERNA

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

Keel of Espace 1300 anno 1984. Espace 1300 D SOSPESA

The Espace 1300 is equipped with 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 enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.55 - 1.65 meter (5.09 - 5.39 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

Espace 1300 is typically equipped with an inboard diesel engine at 37.0 kW (49 hp), which gives a max speed about 5.9 knots.

The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenence than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 396.0 liters (104 US gallons, 87 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 Espace 1300 is 2.06, 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 8.2 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 Espace 1300 is about 334 kg/cm, alternatively 1873 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 334 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1873 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 Espace 1300 is 24.9.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 21% 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 Espace 1300 is 2.95.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 88% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Espace 1300 is 46%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 86% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly above average.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Espace 1300 is 190 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.

73% 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 Espace 1300 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.4, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.6.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 27% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Over- / underrigged

The Espace 1300 has more rig than 7% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is significantly underrigged.

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 60m² (645 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	37.5 m	(123.2 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	37.5 m	(123.2 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	37.5 m	(123.2 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	13.0 m	(42.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	13.0 m	(42.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	32.5 m	(106.6 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	28.6 m	(93.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	4.5 m	(14.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	9.1 m	(29.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	9.1 m	(29.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

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References

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