Holiday 20

The Holiday 20 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Harry R. Sindle as a day sailer and first built in 1973.^[1][2][3]

Holiday 20

Development
Designer	Harry R. Sindle
Location	United States
Year	1973
Builder(s)	Newport Boats
Role	Day sailer
Name	Holiday 20
Boat
Displacement	1,000 lb (454 kg)
Draft	4.50 ft (1.37 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	19.50 ft (5.94 m)
LWL	17.50 ft (5.33 m)
Beam	6.54 ft (1.99 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area	173.00 sq ft (16.072 m2)

Production

The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport, California, United States, starting in 1973, but it is now out of production.^[1][3][4]

Design

The Holiday 20 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 1,000 lb (454 kg).^[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the centerboard extended and 8 in (20 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.6 kn (10.4 km/h).^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types