# Microsail

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Micro class racing keelboat

Microsail Development Designer Gary Mull Location United States Year 1980 Builder(s) Jeanneau, C.N. Loire, Construction Navale Franck Roy, et al Role Micro Class racing sailboat Name Microsail Boat Crew two Displacement 1,323 lb (600 kg) Draft 3.61 ft (1.10 m) maximum Hull Construction Fiberglass LOA 18.04 ft (5.50 m) LWL 16.40 ft (5.00 m) Beam 8.04 ft (2.45 m) Hull appendages General transom-mounted rudder Keel/board type lifting fin keel Ballast 507 lb (230 kg) Rig General Fractional rigged sloop [edit on Wikidata]

The **Microsail** is a Micro Class racing [keelboat](/source/Keelboat)[1][2][3][4][5][*[excessive citations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Bundling_citations)*] first built by [Jeanneau](/source/Jeanneau) in [France](/source/France) for French Micro Cup racing. It was later built by a number of companies, including C.N. Loire up until 2000. After 2000 it was only available as a kit for amateur construction until Construction Navale Franck Roy commenced building the design again in 2007.[1][5]

Designed by [Gary Mull](/source/Gary_Mull) the [fiberglass](/source/Fiberglass) hull has a transom-hung [rudder](/source/Rudder).[1][2][5]

The boat has a draft of 3.61 ft (1.10 m) with the lifting keel down and 0.66 ft (0.20 m) with the keel retracted.[1][5] The boat has a [hull speed](/source/Hull_speed) of 5.43 kn (10.06 km/h).[2][5]

It has a [fractional](/source/Fractional_rig) [sloop](/source/Sloop) rig.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Data_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Data_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Data_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Data_1-3) Browning, Randy (2016). ["Microsail (Mull) sailboat specifications and details"](https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/microsail-mull). *sailboatdata.com*. Retrieved 22 August 2016.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Joy_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Joy_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Joy_2-2) InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). ["Sailboat Specifications for Microsail"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160823001408/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5151/microsail-mull). *Sailing Joy*. Archived from [the original](http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5151/microsail-mull) on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mull_3-0)** McArthur, Bruce (2021). ["Garry Mull (1939-1994)"](https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary). *sailboatdata.com*. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GuideMull_4-0)** Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). ["Gary Mull"](https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull). *sailboat.guide*. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Guide_5-4) Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). ["Microsail (Mull)"](https://sailboat.guide/microsail-mull). *sailboat.guide*. Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

- [Photo of a Microsail](http://www.micro-ger.de/sites/default/files/images/FFr%C3%BChlingsregatta%202010%20032.JPG)

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