Fango

Sailboat specifications

The Fango is a 32’10” (10m) cruising sailboat designed by Henri Amel (France) and Jacques Carteau (France). She was built between 1985 and 1991 by Amel (France).

Fango's main features

Model: Fango
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Amel
Sailboat designer: Henri Amel & Jacques Carteau
Country: France
Construction: Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built: About 30
First built hull: 1985
Last built hull: 1991
Appendages: Keel : fin without bulb
Helm: Single helm wheel
Rudder: Single rudder on skeg
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Fango's main dimensions

Hull length: 32’ 10”10 m
Waterline length: 26’ 8”8.15 m
Beam (width): 11’ 2”3.4 m
Waterline beam (width): 9’ 10”3 m
Draft: 5’ 2”1.6 m
Mast height from D_WL: 50’ 11”15.5 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 11023 lb5000 kg
Ballast weight: 3527 lb1600 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron

Fango's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 538 ft²50 m²
Downwind sail area: 592 ft²55 m²
Mainsail area: 183 ft²17 m²
Genoa area: 355 ft²33 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 409 ft²38 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) masthead
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: 0 °
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Fango's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 184 ft²/T17.1 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 202 ft²/T18.81 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 262
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 32 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.93 knots