| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Kirby |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1977 |
| No. built | 12 |
| Builder | Boat Company of Mystic |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Mystic Mini-Ton |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,850 lb (839 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 21.50 ft (6.55 m) |
| LWL | 17.50 ft (5.33 m) |
| Beam | 8.50 ft (2.59 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 700 lb (318 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 22.10 ft (6.74 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.40 ft (2.26 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 25.50 ft (7.77 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.30 ft (3.14 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 131.30 sq ft (12.198 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 81.77 sq ft (7.597 m2) |
| Total sail area | 213.10 sq ft (19.798 m2) |
| Racing | |
| Class association | MORC |
| PHRF | 219 |
TheMystic Mini-Ton, also called theMystic Mini-Ton 21, is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byCanadianBruce Kirby as anInternational Offshore RuleMini Ton class,Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) and clubone designracer and first built in 1977.[1][2][3]
The design was built byBoat Company of Mystic inMystic, Connecticut,United States, starting in 1977. Only 12 boats were completed and it is now out of production.[1][3]
The Mystic Mini-Ton is a racingkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass. It has afractionalsloop rig, araked stem, areverse transom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 1,850 lb (839 kg) and carries 700 lb (318 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 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.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people. Cabin headroom is 48 in (122 cm).[1][3]
The design has aPHRF racing average handicap of 219 and ahull speed of 5.5 kn (10.2 km/h).[3]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, theMini Ton Class.[4]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel described the design as, "sleek-looking" and noted that boat "had some racing successes inLong Island Sound in her first year, but for some reason not many units were sold, perhaps because the marketers appeared not to push the boat's possibilities as a pocket cruiser. In fact, neither her ads nor her brochure shows her layout below ... But personally, we think she's very good-looking, and knowing that other Kirby designs are almost always good sailors' boats, we have a warm feeling about this one. Too bad they never really caught on."[3]