H-boat

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Specifications Under Current Rules

Number of crew	3-4
LOA	8.28m 27 ft 3in
LWL	6.30m 20 ft 7in
Draft	1.3m 4 ft 2in
Beam	2.18m 7 ft 1in
Hull weight (with fittings)	1450 kg 3858 lb
Sail Area of Main	14.8 m²
Sail Area Jib	10.2 m²
Sail Area Spinnaker	36.0 m²

The H-Boat is a keelboat designed by Hans Groop of Finland in 1967, with some minor modifications by Paul Elvström in 1971. The boat gained international status in 1977. Since 1967 over 5000 hulls have been made. The boat is mostly sailed and raced in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark although there are a few boats in the UK and the US.

Major manufacturers of H-boats have been Artekno (Finland), Botnia Marin (Finland), O.L. Boats (Denmark)/Ott Yacht (Germany) and Frauscher (Austria).

[edit] Trivia

The "H" in the name "H-boat" is derived from the Greek mythology goddess Hestia, not "H"ans Groop.

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ISAF licensed H-Boat builders (08/2006):

List of ISAF international keelboat classes
11 mR \| 12 mR \| 2.4 mR \| 5.5 mR \| 6 mR \| 8 mR \| Access 2.3 \| Dragon \| Etchells \| Flying Fifteen \| H-boat \| J/22 \| J/24 \| J/105 \| Melges 24 \| Open 60 Monohull \| Soling \| Sonar \| Star \| Tempest \| Yngling