Signet 20

Signet 20

Development
Designer	Ray Kaufmann
Location	United Kingdom
Year	1960
Builder(s)	Hurley Marine Gilmax Limited Signet Marine
Role	Day sailer-cruiser
Name	Signet 20
Boat
Displacement	2,146 lb (973 kg)
Draft	3.00 ft (0.91 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	19.83 ft (6.04 m)
LWL	16.00 ft (4.88 m)
Beam	6.67 ft (2.03 m)
Engine type	inboard engine or outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	800 lb (363 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	23.50 ft (7.16 m)
J foretriangle base	6.67 ft (2.03 m)
P mainsail luff	20.50 ft (6.25 m)
E mainsail foot	8.80 ft (2.68 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	90.20 sq ft (8.380 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	78.37 sq ft (7.281 m^2)
Total sail area	168.57 sq ft (15.661 m^2)

The Signet 20 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ray Kaufmann as day sailer and pocket cruiser and first built in 1960.[1][2]

Production

The design was built by Hurley Marine and Gilmax Limited in the United Kingdom and by Signet Marine in the United States, starting in 1960, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3]

Design

The Signet 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem and an angled transom. It displaces 2,146 lb (973 kg) and carries 800 lb (363 kg) of iron ballast.[1][2]

The design was produced with a number of keel and rudder configurations, including a single fin keel, twin bilge keels, skeg-mounted rudders or transom-mounted rudders, all controlled by a tiller. With the fin keel the boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m), while the twin bilge keels give a draft of 2.00 ft (0.61 m).[1][2]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 to 10 hp (3 to 7 kW) outboard motor or an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering.[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight quarter berths aft. The galley is located on both sides just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove to starboard sink to port. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth and is separated from the main cabin by a curtain. Cabin headroom is 48 in (122 cm).[2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h).[2]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Hurley Owners Association.[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Signet 20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
2. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 137. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hurley Marine Ltd. 1962 - 1975". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hurley Owners Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.