Buccaneer 200

Short description: Sailboat class

Buccaneer 200

Development
Designer| Alan Payne
Location| United States
Year| 1974
Builder(s)| Bayliner
Boat
Boat weight| 2,100 lb (953 kg)
Hull
Type| Monohull
Construction| Fiberglass
LOA| 20.42 ft (6.22 m)
LWL| 17.33 ft (5.28 m)
Beam| 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Hull draft| 17.33 ft (5.28 m)
Engine type| Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| long keel
Ballast| 750 lb (340 kg)
Rudder(s)| transom-mounted rudder
Rig
General| Masthead sloop
I (foretriangle height)| 25.80 ft (7.86 m)
J (foretriangle base)| 7.60 ft (2.32 m)
P (mainsail luff)| 22.00 ft (6.71 m)
E (mainsail foot)| 8.30 ft (2.53 m)
Sails
Mainsail area| 91.30 sq ft (8.482 m2)
Jib/genoa area| 98.04 sq ft (9.108 m2)
Total sail area| 189.34 sq ft (17.590 m2)
Racing
PHRF| 276 (average)

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The Buccaneer 200 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Alan Payne and first built in 1974.[1][2][3]

The Buccaneer 200 is a development of the Columbia T-23 design, using the same tooling to build the hull.[1]

## Contents

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

## Production

The boat was built by Bayliner Marine Corporation in the United States starting in 1974, but it is now out of production.[1][2][4]

## Design

Buccaneer 200 with dual electric Minn Kota motors

The Buccaneer 200 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed long shoal-draft keel. It displaces 2,100 lb (953 kg) and carries 750 lb (340 kg) of ballast.[1][2][5]

The boat has a draft of 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with the standard keel, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. It is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The cabin is small but includes a double berth, a quarter berth, galley with a sink and a fold down table. Cabin headroom is 42 in (110 cm).[1][5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 276 and a hull speed of 5.58 kn (10.33 km/h).[2][5]

## Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Best features: The competition in this size and weight range was fierce in the 1970s, and to clearly differentiate their product, Bayliner went for low price, a wide beam for plenty of space below, and a simple-to-use boat. Then, as now, this attracted the non-sailing public as buyers. Neophyte sailors found a vessel with a low first cost, and a shallow keel for easy launching and retrieving on a trailer ramp. The long keel also enables the hull to track well under power or when going downwind ... Worst features: The new sailors would also find eventually that a boat with a shallow keel tends to side-slip when sailing upwind in a light to moderate breeze. A long, narrow centerboard housed within the keel (such as on the Chrysler 20) would have eliminated that shortcoming, but would raise the price and complicate sailing."[5]

## See also

Buccaneer 200

* List of sailing boat types

Related development

* Buccaneer 210

Similar sailboats

* Cal 20
* Com-Pac Sunday Cat
* Chrysler 20
* Drascombe Lugger
* Drascombe Scaffie
* Halman 20
* Hunter 18.5
* Hunter 19-1
* Hunter 19 (Europa)
* Mercury 18
* Naiad 18
* Paceship 20
* Sandpiper 565
* Sanibel 18
* Santana 20
* Siren 17

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Browning, Randy (2017). "Buccaneer 200 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/buccaneer-200.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Buccaneer 200". Sailing Joy. http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/184/buccaneer-200.
3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alan Payne 1921 - 1995". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/payne-alan.
4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts) 1970 - 1979". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/bayliner-buccaneerus-yachts.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 87. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN:978-0-07-163652-0

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