6.80 m
22' 4"

Sailboat : racing keelboat
(carbon mast, bow-sprit) Thompson
T650

Designed as a fun trailed club racer that is cheap and easy to build. The Thompson T650 is designed to have sailing characteristics like its big brother the Thompson 8 Meter, powerful upwind and reaching performance with large asymmetric spinnakers to take it down wind at speed. Low wetted surface and a high ballast ratio makes sure this design is capable of winning races in all wind and sea conditions.

Rigged with a double swept spreader decked stepped carbon fibre mast, running backstays or topmast stays are not required. The boom is a rolled aluminium tube and the retractable prod is made from carbon fibre.

Sails are designed to cater for all wind ranges and angles with one mainsail, three jibs and two asymmetric spinnakers.

Deck gear is kept simple with a central winch slotted in the keel lifting tubes adjacent to the centercase used for gennaker sheet control. The jib sheets are handled on a 2:1 purchase, halyards are hand tightened but can lead to the central winch if required. All other gear is dinghy style for lightness, strength and simplicity.

Performance to date has been outstanding with wins in all divisional racing and the NZ National trailer sailer championship under it's belt both on line and handicap. The boat has proven a great performer in all conditions leaving much larger and more sophisticated yachts in it's wake.

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