Suspens

Suspens

Development
Designer	Joubert Nivelt Design
Location	France
Year	1979
No. built	63
Builder(s)	Archambault Boats
Role	Racer-Cruiser
Name	Suspens
Boat
Displacement	6,118 lb (2,775 kg)
Draft	5.91 ft (1.80 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	30.35 ft (9.25 m)
LWL	25.59 ft (7.80 m)
Beam	9.84 ft (3.00 m)
Engine type	Renault Couach 7 hp (5 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	1,830 lb (830 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	35.27 ft (10.75 m)
J foretriangle base	10.66 ft (3.25 m)
P mainsail luff	38.06 ft (11.60 m)
E mainsail foot	13.78 ft (4.20 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	288 sq ft (26.8 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	174 sq ft (16.2 m^2)
Spinnaker area	861 sq ft (80.0 m^2)
Other sails	genoa: 281 sq ft (26.1 m^2)
Upwind sail area	569 sq ft (52.9 m^2)
Downwind sail area	1,150 sq ft (107 m^2)

The Suspens (English: Suspense) is a French sailboat that was designed by Joubert Nivelt Design as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1979.[1][2][3][4]

Production

The design was built by Archambault Boats of Dangé-Saint-Romain, France. The production run was eight years, from 1979 to 1987, with 63 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]

Design

The Suspens is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a keel-stepped mast, wire standing rigging and a single set of swept spreaders. The hull has a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,118 lb (2,775 kg) and carries 1,830 lb (830 kg) of cast iron ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 5.91 ft (1.80 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a French Renault Couach diesel engine of 7 hp (5 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 7.9 U.S. gallons (30 L; 6.6 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 31.7 U.S. gallons (120 L; 26.4 imp gal).[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped and a straight settee in the main cabin around a drop leaf table and two aft quarter berths. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a stainless steel sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 861 sq ft (80.0 m^2). It has a hull speed of 6.78 kn (12.56 km/h).[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Suspens (Archambault) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. "Suspens Fin Keel". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. "Joubert Nivelt Design". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Archambault Boats (FRA) 1967 - 2014". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
6. "Archambault". Boat-Specs.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.