Development | |
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Designer | Ron Holland |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1980 |
No. built | about 163 |
Builder(s) | Bombardier Limited |
Role | Racer |
Name | Bombardier 7.6 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) |
Draft | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fibreglass |
LOA | 25.33 ft (7.72 m) |
LWL | 22.50 ft (6.86 m) |
Beam | 8.50 ft (2.59 m) |
Engine type | Outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 985 lb (447 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 27.40 ft (8.35 m) |
J foretriangle base | 8.60 ft (2.62 m) |
P mainsail luff | 30.20 ft (9.20 m) |
E mainsail foot | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 181.20 sq ft (16.834 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 117.82 sq ft (10.946 m2) |
Total sail area | 299.02 sq ft (27.780 m2) |
Racing | |
PHRF | 165 (average) |
The Bombardier 7.6 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a racer and first built in 1980.[1][2][3][4]
The design was built by Bombardier Limited in Canada between 1980 and 1983, with about 163 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][4][5]
The Bombardier 7.6 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 3,300 lb (1,497 kg) and carries 985 lb (447 kg) of lead ballast.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel fitted. The design is normally fitted with a small outboard motor of 3 to 6 hp (2.2 to 4.5 kW) for docking and maneuvering.[1][4]
Several different port configurations were used during production, including a single and double side portlight.
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an dinette table in the main cabin that converts to a double berth and an aft starboard quarter berth. Cabin headroom is 54 in (140 cm).[4]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 165, with a low of 159 and a high of 171.[6]
In 2009 a Bombardier 7.6, named Gizmo, sailed by Marc Doedens and his father, Ric Doedens, won the overall Lake Ontario 300 competition.[7]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: She is quick and agile, and with her Ron Holland pedigree, she is apt to make the average around-the-buoys racer happy, while still serving the typical young sailing family as an overnight cruiser. Worst features: Her iron keel and thin hull may need more than the usual amount of maintenance to keep in first-class condition."[4]