Neptunkryssare

Neptunkryssare is a 9-metre (30 ft) sailboat class designed by Lage Eklund and built in about 275 copies.^[1][2]

Neptunkryssare in 2009.
Development
Designer	Lage Eklund
Year	1938
No. built	275
Boat
Displacement	1,150 kg (2,540 lb)
Draft	1.20 m (3.9 ft)
Hull
LOA	9 m (30 ft)
LWL	5.85 m (19.2 ft)
Beam	1.92 m (6.3 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fixed keel
Ballast	540 kg (1,190 lb)
Rig
Rig type	Fractional rig
Mast length	8.95 m (29.4 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area	12 m2 (130 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area	jib: 7 m2 (75 sq ft) genoa: 11.5 m2 (124 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	30 m2 (320 sq ft)
Upwind sail area	19 m2 (200 sq ft)

History

The Neptunkryssare was designed in 1938 for artist Einar Palme and become popular in Swedish cities Gävle and Uppsala.^[1] In 1944 it gained Swedish Championship status.^[1]