- Illusion Mini Keelboat
Based on the lines of a 12 metre yacht, the Illusion (one-design class) is a one-man keelboat. Special features: foot pedal steering, genoa roller reefing, full trimming facilities, large buoyancy tanks, car-toppable.
Designers: Jo Richards and Neil Graham (1981)Specifications:
Material: GRP
LOA: 3.70m / 12'
LWL: 3.23m / 10'6"
Beam: 0.85m / 33"
Draft: 0.69m / 27"
Gross displacement: 320kg / 700lbs (incl. Skipper’s weight)
Ballast: 160kg / 352lbs (variable, depending on skipper’s weight)
Mainsail: 3.4m2 / 34sq.ft.
Genoa: 3m2 / 30sq.ft
Spinnaker: 4.5m2 / 45sq.ftClubs racing Illusions in the UK are
Aldenham SC, Elstree (Herts.) www.aldenhamsc.co.uk [http://aldenhamsc.co.uk/fleets/illusions.html]
Bembridge SC (IoW) www.bembridgesc.net [http://www.bembridgesc.net]
West Kirby SC, Wirral (Merseyside) www.wksc.net [http://www.wksc.net]UK National Illusion Class website
UK National Illusion Class Website [http://www.illusionclass.org/index.htm]
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