Tanzer 29

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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{{Infobox sailboat specifications

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|image boat = File:Tanzer 29 sailboat Namastar 1288.jpg

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|crew = Two

|type = Masthead sloop

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|construction = Fibreglass

|rig =

|keel = fixed conventional fin keel or shoal-draft keel

|trapeze =

|loa = {{convert|29.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|loh =

|lwl = {{convert|24.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|10.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|draft = {{convert|5.25|ft|m|abbr=on}} (standard keel)
{{convert|4.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} (shoal-draft keel)

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|sailarea = {{convert|389.16|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|mainsail = {{convert|170.96|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|jib = {{convert|218.20|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|phrf = 174 (average)

|year = 1986

|designer = Joubert-Nivelt

|location = Canada

|builder = Tanzer Industries

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The Tanzer 29 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by the French company of Joubert-Nivelt and first built in 1986.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-29|title = Tanzer 29 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 7 July 2016|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2016|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220301004304/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-29|archive-date= 1 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1077/tanzer-29|title = Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 29 |accessdate = 7 July 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160807061649/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1077/tanzer-29|archive-date= 7 August 2016|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1072/tanzer-29-sd|title = Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 29 SD |accessdate = 7 July 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160807100302/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1072/tanzer-29-sd|archive-date= 7 August 2016|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/tanzer/29|title= Tanzer 29|access-date= 1 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220301004653/https://sailboat.guide/tanzer/29|archive-date= 1 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/joubert-nivelt|title = Joubert-Nivelt|accessdate = 1 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201219161507/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/joubert-nivelt|archive-date= 19 December 2020|url-status= live}}

Production

Production of the boat was commenced in 1986 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec. The company entered bankruptcy in May of that same year and production ended.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|title= Tanzer Industries Ltd. 1966 - 1986|access-date = 28 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200908184852/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|archive-date= 8 September 2020|url-status= live}}

Design

File:Tanzer 29 sailboat Caprice 2000 2557.jpg

The Tanzer 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or optionally, a shoal-draft keel.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 174 with a high of 177 and low of 171. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.6|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.

Variants

;Tanzer 29

:With the standard keel it has a draft of {{convert|5.25|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|6900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2425|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

;Tanzer 29 SD

:With the shoal-keel it has a draft of {{convert|4.5|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|7150|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|2645|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

See also

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