DC20 / Defender

Design Philosophie DC20

For the chinese lakes, we designed a 6.20m sailing boat, named DF20/Defender. The main purpose of the DC20 / Defender is for sailing lessons / sailboat rentals and group packages in the Chinese lakes. In addition, with an upgrade of the hardware, the rigging and possibly the keel, the boat will be suitable as a contest boat for three persons.

For sailing lessons and sailboat rental, it will be important that the rig is simple and inexpensive and that five people can sit on the windward side on the deck. For a good seat, the cockpit deck is kept as low as possible. The transom is closed because the cockpit floor is kept as low as possible. Drains have been made to discharge water. The cockpit floor will be kept as low as possible, so the crew can sit on benches in the boat. In the cruising version two benches are included. The DC20 / defender is equipped with air lockers under the cockpit floor and in the side, so that the deck will be at least 150mm above the water level.

For rentals there is a  rubber rubbing strake mounted on the side hull.

There is a cruising and a racing version developed and the difference is in the rigging and the hardware. The cruising version gets a triangular mainsail and a small jib and doesn’t have a traveler for the mainsheet. The racing version gets a bigger mainsail and a maximum jib. In order to keep the price is low, the jib with hanks mounted on the forestay. The possibility for a gennaker, makes it possible for learning this discipline. For racing, the maximum crew weight set at 200kg and there is an opportunity to sail with a trapeze. On the cockpit floor were made in both the touring and racing version hiking straps.

The keel is has a maximum draft of 0.85 meters, which is suitable for the Chinese lakes.

Between the air lockers and the deck are pockets where the personal belongings of the crew can be stowed. Under the lowered rear deck is an ample storage space created, which can be closed watertight.

Hull and deck are constructed in polyester. In the hull will be a PVC foam core, and the deck is reinforced with a Coremat. The keel is constructed of cast iron.