Espace 990
{{Short description|French sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
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|designer = Philippe Briand
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|location = France
|year = 1985
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|builder = Jeanneau
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|5.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|10538|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|32.48|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|26.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|11.15|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = inboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|4619|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|41.30|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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The Espace 990 (English: Space) is a French sailboat that was designed by Philippe Briand as a cruiser and first built in 1985. 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-990-jeanneau|title= Espace 990 (Jeanneau) sailboat |access-date= 10 October 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221010141813/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/espace-990-jeanneau|archive-date= 10 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/espace-990|title= Jeanneau Espace 990|access-date= 10 October 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221010141935/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/espace-990|archive-date= 10 October 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/briand-philippe|title= Philippe Briand|access-date = 10 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= 10 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/562-espace-990/|title= Espace 990|access-date= 10 October 2022|author= Jeanneau|author-link= Jeanneau|work= jeanneauamerica.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221010142700/https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/562-espace-990/|archive-date= 10 October 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1985 until 1989, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|title = Jeanneau (FRA)|access-date = 10 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= 10 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 990 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with aluminum spars and stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by two wheels, one in the cockpit and one in the wheelhouse. It has a fixed fin keel, or optional stub keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces {{convert|10538|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|4619|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds {{convert|40|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|53|u.s.gal}}. The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of {{convert|5.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee around a dinette table in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located amidships on the starboard side. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. The navigation station is aft of the galley, on the port side inside the wheelhouse. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.95|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/562-espace-990/}}
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Category:1980s sailboat type designs