Mistral T-21

Sailboat class

Mistral T-21
Development

Designer	Mistral Sailboats
Location	Canada
Year	1978
Builder(s)	Mistral Sailboats
Name	Mistral T-21
Boat
Displacement	2,700 lb (1,225 kg)
Draft	5.10 ft (1.55 m), centreboard down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	21.00 ft (6.40 m)
LWL	18.67 ft (5.69 m)
Beam	8.16 ft (2.49 m)
Engine type	Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Centreboard
Ballast	770 lb (349 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	25.00 ft (7.62 m)
J foretriangle base	9.00 ft (2.74 m)
P mainsail luff	23.00 ft (7.01 m)
E mainsail foot	10.00 ft (3.05 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	115.00 sq ft (10.684 m²)
Jib/genoa area	112.50 sq ft (10.452 m²)
Total sail area	227.50 sq ft (21.135 m²)
Racing
PHRF	234
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The Mistral T-21 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Mistral Sailboats and first built in 1978.^[1]^[2]

Production

The design was built by Mistral Sailboats in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, starting in 1978, but the company had ceased production by 1987 when it went out of business.^[1]^[3]

Design

The Mistral T-21 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centreboard keel. It displaces 2,700 lb (1,225 kg) and carries 770 lb (349 kg) of ballast.^[1]

The boat has a draft of 5.10 ft (1.55 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.16 ft (0.35 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.^[1]^[2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a single berth in the bow cabin, a drop down table tat converts to a double berth in the main cabin and a quarter berth on the port side, under the cockpit. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 56 in (142 cm).^[2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of 5.79 kn (10.72 km/h).^[2]^[4]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Her layout is very intriguing for a mere 21-footer, encompassing at least two single berths and a double, a dinette, a hanging locker, and a head that, though lacking a door, is virtually 'enclosed' in the forepeak, (The literature we have says she has berths for five, but we can't find the fifth one.) With her fully retracting high-aspect centerboard, and drawing only 1' 2" with the board up, she should be easy to launch and retrieve from a trailer. Worst features: The drawings seem to indicate that the centerboard is relatively light, perhaps 100 to 200 pounds at most. If so, the ballast, which is reported to be 750 pounds, must be located not far below the waterline, which would seem to make it relatively ineffective."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Browning, Randy (2018). "Mistral T-21 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 109. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
^ J.D. Power (2018). "1987 Mistral Inc Sailboat Prices and Values". nadaguides.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Mistral T-21". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.