Thompson 590 

Strict ond Design - Sportsboat - Keelboat

About:
The Thompson 590 is a lightweight, high performance sportsboat, that offers a unique combination of giant killing performance and easy handling. It has a simple but powerful sail plan with only a large mainsail for going upwind and an asymmetric spinnaker for downwind sailing. The gunwales flare out wide either side of the cockpit to become wings to keep the crew weight well outboard and with the 140kg bulb keel the boat will always self-right.

The T590 is a good compromise between a racing dinghy and a keel boat, making it safe to sail and yet exhilarating enough to give the thrill!! The deck layout with the spinnaker chute makes the spinnaker hoists and drops very quick and is comfortably sailed with 3 people.

Specifications:
Overall Length: 5.86m
Length at Waterline: 5.41m
Beam: 2.28m
Displacement: 380kg
Ballast: 140kg
Draft: 1.6m
Construction: Fibreglass
Sail Area - Main: 18.9 sq. m
Sail Area - Spinnaker: 38.0 sq. m

History:
Designed by Steve Thompson and released in New Zealand 2000
Released in Australia 2004

Websites:
www.tboat.com

Sailed at:
Canberra Yacht Club

Other Info:
Provisional CBH issued by Yachting Victoria is .800