Monday, January 28, 2008

OWNER/SKIPPER PROFILE


Bill Myers
  • Retired nuclear scientist living in Hawaii
  • Owner of Cirrus since 1996
  • Fourteen Pacific Ocean crossings to date including two Transpacs and six PacCup races
  • Detailed resume at nav.org
  • Email: navigator.bill @gmail.com

CIRRUS DESIGN SPECS

Cirrus Data

  • Class: Standfast 40
  • Designer: Frans Maas / Breskens, Holland
  • Builder: Palmer-Johnson, Sturgen Bay, WI, 1973

  • Hull: Monocoque construction, fixed keel
  • Design displacement: 22,839
  • Length: 40
  • Waterline: 32.12
  • Beam: 13.11
  • Draft: 7.46
  • Rig: Sloop, Symmetrical Spinnaker
  • I=55.93
  • J=17.23
  • P=48.33
  • E=13.54

  • Mainsail area: 378.1
  • Jib area: 567.4
  • Spinnaker area: 1456.6
  • Diesel inboard: Yanmar, 3HM35F
  • Other features: Propane stove, Refrigeration, Water maker, GPS, Radar, SSB, VHF, Autopilot, Monitor windvane, Anchor windlass
  • Some history: Paccup '98, '00, '04,
    '06,
    Transpac '07
  • See: Photos
  • And: www.nav.org

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