Espace 800

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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|designer = Philippe Briand

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|location = France

|year = 1981

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|builder = Jeanneau

|role = Motorsailer

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|draft = {{convert|6.07|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down

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|construction = fiberglass

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|keel type = stub keel and centerboard

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The Espace 800 (English: Space) is a French sailboat that was designed by Philippe Briand as a cruising motorsailer and first built in 1981. The boat is part of the Espace series of cruising sailboats and its designation indicates its length overall in centimeters.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/espace-800-jeanneau|title= Espace 800 (Jeanneau) sailboat |access-date= 6 October 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221008193745/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/espace-800-jeanneau|archive-date= 8 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/espace-800|title= Jeanneau Espace 800|access-date= 6 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221008193818/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/espace-800|archive-date= 8 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/briand-philippe|title= Philippe Briand|access-date = 6 October 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210607201828/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/briand-philippe|archive-date= 7 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/philippe-briand|title= Philippe Briand|access-date= 6 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211129021342/https://sailboat.guide/philippe-briand|archive-date= 29 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/561-espace-800/|title= Espace 800|access-date= 6 October 2022|author= Jeanneau|author-link= Jeanneau|work= jeanneauamerica.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221008194425/https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/561-espace-800/|archive-date= 8 October 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1981 to 1984, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|title = Jeanneau (FRA)|access-date = 6 October 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210605143626/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|archive-date= 5 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|title= Jeanneau|access-date= 6 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220418125800/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|archive-date= 18 April 2022|url-status= live}}

Design

The Espace 800 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a single set of spreaders and aluminum spars with stainless steel wire rigging. The mainsheet is rigged to a cockpit arch. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces {{convert|7716|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2646|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.07|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|3.22|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.

The boat is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds {{convert|29|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|25|u.s.gal}}.

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and includes a shower.

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.07|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

See also

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