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North STAR 1000

Masthead Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1973–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
306.5
Comfort ratio
24.8
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
770
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–present
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Hughes Boat Works Ltd., North Star Yachts, Hughes Boat Works

Design & history

The North Star 1000 is an S&S design (#2098-C6) based on the IOR 1/2 ton design #2098, featuring a different deck and taller coach roof. It later evolved into the Hughes 31.

Class · IOR 1/2 ton
Notable features
Different deck and taller coach roof compared to sister designs
Variants
  • S&S 30
  • PJ-30 Half Ton
  • Sagitta 30
  • Hughes 31
Design

S&S design #2098-C6, based on S&S design #2098. Sister designs include S&S 30, PJ-30 Half Ton, and Sagitta 30, but the North Star 1000 has a different deck and taller coach roof.

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