Harpoon 6.2

Short description: Sailboat class

Harpoon 6.2Development

Designer| C&C Design
Location| United States
Year| 1979
No. built| 150
Builder(s)| Boston Whaler
Role| Racer
Boat
Boat weight| 1,700 lb (771 kg)
Draft| 3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Hull
Type| monohull
Construction| fiberglass
LOA| 20.33 ft (6.20 m)
LWL| 15.83 ft (4.82 m)
Beam| 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type| outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| fin keel
Ballast| 550 lb (249 kg)
Rudder(s)| transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)| 19.25 ft (5.87 m)
J (foretriangle base)| 7.67 ft (2.34 m)
P (mainsail luff)| 22.50 ft (6.86 m)
E (mainsail foot)| 10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Sails
Sailplan| fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area| 115.31 sq ft (10.713 m2)
Jib/genoa area| 73.82 sq ft (6.858 m2)
Total sail area| 189.14 sq ft (17.572 m2)
Racing
PHRF| 234

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The Harpoon 6.2 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by C&C Design of Canada, as a racer and first built in 1979.[1][2][3]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 Operational history
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Production

The design was built by Boston Whaler in the United States between 1979 and 1983, with 150 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]

## Design

The Harpoon 6.2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The construction was fiberglass over a thick foam core for stiffness and which also renders the boat unsinkable. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 1,700 lb (771 kg) and carries 550 lb (249 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard fin keel and is normally fitted with a small 2 to 4 hp (1 to 3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is located on both sides just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove on the starboard side and a sink to port. An anchor locker is provided in the bow. Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm).[1][3]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of 5.3 kn (9.8 km/h).[3]

## Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "for a few years in the early 1980s, Boston Whaler went into she sailboat business, producing a '5.2' (17 feet long) and '6.2' ... Best features: The Harpoon 6.2 comes close to the best racing sailers among her comp[etitor]s, the Antrim 20 and the Mystic Mini-Ton 21, but we don't think she makes the grade in terms of beauty or grace. Worst features: A short waterline and relatively shallower and lighter ballast keeps her racing performance from equalling the Antrim or the Mini-Ton. Space below is equal to the roomy Antrim, but is not laid out as well—and includes only two berths, not four as with all her comp[etitor]s. Prices for used boats may be higher than what may seem rational, based on the hypnotic drawing power of the Boston Whaler name."[3]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harpoon 6.2 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/harpoon-62.
2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "C&C Design 1961 - 2017". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 101. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Boston Whaler (USA) 1955 -". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/boston-whaler-usa.

## External links

* Photo of a Harpoon 6.2

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