TYSR. | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Carl Alberg |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1984 |
| No. built | 57 |
| Builder | Cape Dory Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Typhoon Senior |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) |
| Draft | 3.08 ft (0.94 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 22.42 ft (6.83 m) |
| LWL | 16.50 ft (5.03 m) |
| Beam | 7.42 ft (2.26 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 1,700 lb (771 kg) |
| Rudder | keel-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.50 ft (2.59 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.50 ft (8.38 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.85 ft (3.00 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 135.44 sq ft (12.583 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 110.50 sq ft (10.266 m2) |
| Total sail area | 245.94 sq ft (22.849 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 273 |
TheTyphoon Senior is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byCarl Alberg as acruiser and first built in 1984.[1][2][3]
The boat is a development of theCape Dory 22, using the same hull mold, but a new deck and rig.[1][3]
The design was built byCape Dory Yachts in theUnited States, with 57 boats completed between 1984 and 1987, but it is now out of production.[1][4]
The Typhoon Senior is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has afractionalsloop rig; a spooned,raked stem; a raised counter, angledtransom; akeel-mountedrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and carries 1,700 lb (771 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.08 ft (0.94 m) with the standard keel.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small, 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW)outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The outboard motor is mounted in a transom well, with a hatch cover.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, and two straight settees in the main cabin. There is anice box underneath thecompanionway ladder. Thehead is located under the bow cabin berth. Cabin headroom is 56 in (140 cm).[1][3]
The design has aPHRF racing average handicap of 273 and ahull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h).[3]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, theCape Dory Sailboat Owners Association.[5]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Best features: She's got that Alberg look, with springy sheer and gracefully drawn ends. And though this boat is close in most dimensions to her comp[etitor]s, she has the feel of a bigger boat, with more space and greater headroom below than her comp[etitor]s. Worst features: Why the quaint little portholes instead of oval or rectangular portlights? Others must have asked thesame question; rectangular ports were substituted on a later version. The outboard well amidships, covered with a full hatch, may look good, but we recall that ventilation in the engine compartment was poor, and to keep the engine from starving from lack of fresh air, the crew would have to prop open the hatch."[3]
Related development