Chesapeake 20 vs 16M2

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On the numbers

Next to the Chesapeake 20, the 16M2 is 0.1 m shorter and 1% heavier. The Chesapeake 20 has the higher Capsize screening (2.68, above the guideline), the 16M2 the lower (2.56, above the guideline).

Chesapeake 20 Chesapeake 20 16M2
General
Builder Ernest H. Hartge –
Designer Ernest H. Hartge Hendrik Bulthuis
Hull type Centerboard (Trunk) Monohull
Rigging Fractional Sloop Gunter
Construction Wood/FG –
First built 1939 –
Number built 250 –
Dimensions
Length overall 6.10 m ▲ 6.00 m ▼
Waterline length 4.75 m –
Beam 2.01 m ▲ 1.92 m ▼
Draft (max) 1.35 m –
Draft (min) 0.18 m –
Weight & ballast
Displacement 431 kg ▼ 435 kg ▲
Ballast 68 kg –
Ratios
D/L 112 light –
Ballast/Disp 15.8% low –
Comfort ratio 7.1 lightweight racing –
Capsize screening 2.68 ▲ above the guideline 2.56 ▼ above the guideline
Hull speed 5.29 kn –

▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.