Year 1968 Boat Weight 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) | No. Built three or four | |
Builder(s) Lindsey Plastics/Capital Yachts Inc. | ||
The Newport 20 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1968. The design is out of production.
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The boat was built by Lindsey Plastics under its Capital Yachts Inc. brand in the United States. It is reported that only three or four were built.
Design
The Newport 20 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) and carries 990 lb (449 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.33 ft (1.01 m) with the standard fin keel.
The boat has a hull speed of 5.69 kn (10.54 km/h).
Operational history
One Newport 20 was attempted to be sailed to Hawaii.
References
Newport 20 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA