Sandpiper 565
Encyclopedia
The Sandpiper 565 is a sailing sloop
with four berth accommodation. She is one of the popular compact cruisers in eastern Canada
and in the Great Lakes
region.
Designed by Leonardo da Costa Sayago, Portuguese Naval Architect, this English Channel
craft was first manufactured by Maxim Marine Ltd., Warsash, Southampton, England and later was built under licence by C&L Boatworks, at the time located in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. In the 1970s Maxim Marine built two similar-styled small cruisers, the Sailfish 18 and 25.
The English "Sailfish" shares many characteristics with the Sandpiper 565.
L.W.L.: 15' 0" (5.57 m)
Beam: 7' 1" (2.16 m)
Draft: 10" to 2' 10" (.85 m)
Displacement: 1200 lbs. (544 kg.)
Ballast: 300 lbs.
Sail Area: 167 sq. ft. (15.52 m²)
This boat is very easy to beach and trailer.
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
with four berth accommodation. She is one of the popular compact cruisers in eastern Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and in the Great Lakes
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
region.
Designed by Leonardo da Costa Sayago, Portuguese Naval Architect, this English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
craft was first manufactured by Maxim Marine Ltd., Warsash, Southampton, England and later was built under licence by C&L Boatworks, at the time located in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. In the 1970s Maxim Marine built two similar-styled small cruisers, the Sailfish 18 and 25.
The English "Sailfish" shares many characteristics with the Sandpiper 565.
Specifications
L.O.A.: 18' 6" (5.65 m)L.W.L.: 15' 0" (5.57 m)
Beam: 7' 1" (2.16 m)
Draft: 10" to 2' 10" (.85 m)
Displacement: 1200 lbs. (544 kg.)
Ballast: 300 lbs.
Sail Area: 167 sq. ft. (15.52 m²)
Sailing Characteristics
Due to her short waterline and wide beam, the Sandpiper is not a really fast boat but she shows good pointing ability. A little tender at first, she rapidly becomes stiffer as the 300 lb. retractable keel begins to do its job.This boat is very easy to beach and trailer.