Legende 1 Ton

The Legende 1 Ton is a French sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson as an International Offshore Rule One Ton class racer and first built in 1984.^[1][2][3][4]

Legende 1 Ton

Development
Designer	Doug Peterson
Location	France
Year	1984
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Racer
Name	Legende 1 Ton
Boat
Displacement	13,500 lb (6,123 kg)
Draft	7.40 ft (2.26 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	40.19 ft (12.25 m)
LWL	32.19 ft (9.81 m)
Beam	12.86 ft (3.92 m)
Engine type	inboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	7,055 lb (3,200 kg)
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	47.40 ft (14.45 m)
J foretriangle base	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
P mainsail luff	50.70 ft (15.45 m)
E mainsail foot	17.80 ft (5.43 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	451.23 sq ft (41.921 m2)
Jib/genoa area	331.80 sq ft (30.825 m2)
Total sail area	783.03 sq ft (72.746 m2)
Sun Legende 41 →

The design started with a class prototype, named Legende and was later developed into the Sun Legende 41 cruiser-racer.^{[1][2][5][6][7][8][9]}

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1984, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][10][11]}

Design

The Legende 1 Ton is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13,500 lb (6,123 kg) and carries 7,055 lb (3,200 kg) of lead ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 7.40 ft (2.26 m) with the standard keel and a hull speed of 7.6 kn (14.1 km/h).^[1][2]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by an active class club that organized racing events, the One Ton class.^[12][13]

See also

• List of sailing boat types