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Review of North Wind 68


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The North Wind 68 is a large sailboat designed by the American maritime architect bureau Sparkman & Stephens in the mid 2000. The North Wind 68 is built by the Spanish yard North Wind.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Keel

The North Wind 68 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 only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.65 - 2.75 meter (8.69 - 8.99 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 240.0 hp (178 kW), which gives a max speed about 9.6 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 999.0 liters (263 US gallons, 219 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 North Wind 68 is 1.62, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - 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 10.1 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 North Wind 68 is about 618 kg/cm, alternatively 3462 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 618 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3462 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 North Wind 68 is 3.81.


Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

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 104m2 (1119 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

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
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 20.4 m(66.9 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet20.4 m(66.9 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 50.9 m(167.2 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet44.8 m(147.1 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)

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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