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The ETAP 20 is a Belgian trailerable sailboat that was designed by E. G. van de Stadt as a cruiser and first built in 1975.[1][2][3][4]
Production[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
The design was built by ETAP Yachting in Lokeren, Belgium between 1975 and 1992, with 1,000 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
Design[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
The ETAP 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a kick-up transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a weighted bulb lifting keel. The keel is raised and lowered with a worm gear operated from on deck. It displaces Vorlage:Convert and carries Vorlage:Convert of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has closed cell foam sandwich compartments that render it unsinkable and also will float it level, even when the boat is full of water.[3]
The boat has a draft of Vorlage:Convert with the lifting keel extended and Vorlage:Convert with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small Vorlage:Convert outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee quarter berths in the main cabin along with a drop-leaf table. The galley is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a single-burner stove and a sink. The head is located under the "V"-berth in the bow cabin. Cabin headroom is Vorlage:Convert.[1][3]
For downwind sailing the design may be equipped with a spinnaker of Vorlage:Convert.[4]
The design has a hull speed of Vorlage:Convert.[3]
Operational history[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association.[6]
In a 2009 review Yachting Monthly described its as, "a stout and safe little 1980s starter boat designed by E G Van de Stadt, the Etap 20 sails nicely and handles rather like a big dinghy. She has a simple, open-plan interior with four berths and reasonable headroom under a raised, semi-flush deck. The lifting keel box takes up remarkably little room, yet she has enough ballast to right herself following a knockdown. There is space for a simple cooker and a chemical toilet stows under the forward bunks. Stowage is somewhat limited. She is easily trailed and can be rigged and launched in half an hour."[7]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this nicely conceived 20-footer was introduced in Europe in 1980 and in the U.S. in 1985, by Belgian builder ETAP (acronym for Electro Technical Apparatus, a diversified manufacturer of lighting, aluminum, and fiberglass products, which entered the boatbuilding business in 1970). Best features: Like the firm's other small sailboats (including the ETAP 29i and ETAP 23), the ETAP 20 is built to a very high standard, and is unsinkable ... Designated stowage space for sails and outboard engine, and a stowable dining-and-chart table, are nice touches ... The lifting keel with bulb at bottom keeps center of gravity low when lowered and gives easy trailering when raised using self-locking worm drive, operated from on deck. Worst features: None to speak of."[3]
See also[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
References[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
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- ↑ a b c d e f Bruce McArthur: ETAP 20 sailboat. In: sailboatdata.com. 2020, abgerufen am 23. März 2021.
- ↑ Bruce McArthur: E. G. Van de Stadt 1910 - 1999. In: sailboatdata.com. 2021, abgerufen am 23. März 2021.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 98. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Vorlage:ISBN
- ↑ a b Etap Yachting: ETAP 20. In: etapowners.org.uk. 11. Januar 2009, archiviert vom am 14. Juni 2018; abgerufen am 15. März 2021.
- ↑ Bruce McArthur: Etap Yachting. In: sailboatdata.com. 2021, abgerufen am 23. März 2021.
- ↑ Bruce McArthur: Etap Owners Association. In: sailboatdata.com. 2021, archiviert vom am 23. März 2021; abgerufen am 23. März 2021.
- ↑ Etap 20. In: Yachting Monthly. 5. August 2009, abgerufen am 23. März 2021.