| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| Builder(s) | Hughes Boat Works |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | North Star 600 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 4,598 lb (2,086 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 25.96 ft (7.91 m) |
| LWL | 20.25 ft (6.17 m) |
| Beam | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| Engine type | Universal Atomic 2gasoline engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 31.00 ft (9.45 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.50 ft (8.08 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.50 ft (2.90 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 125.88 sq ft (11.695 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 170.50 sq ft (15.840 m2) |
| Total sail area | 296.38 sq ft (27.535 m2) |
TheNorth Star 600 is a Canadiansailboat that was designed by the American design firmSparkman & Stephens as aracer-cruiser and first built in 1975. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design number 2135.2. It was also sold under the nameNorth Star 26 andHughes 26 after Hughes bought the company back in 1977.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The design is a larger, heavier development of theNorth Star 500, with a coach house roof added.[1][2]
The design was built byNorth Star Yachts andHughes Boat Works in Canada, from 1975 to 1977, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][8]
The North Star 600 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offibreglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig, araked stem, a nearly plumbtransom, askeg-mountedrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 4,598 lb (2,086 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with aUniversal Atomic 2gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin and an aftquarter berth on the starboard side. Thegalley is located on the starboard side, amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove,ice box and a sink. Thehead is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the "V"-berth.[1][2]
The design has ahull speed of 6.03 kn (11.17 km/h).[2]