Aquarius 21

The Aquarius 21 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Barrett as a cruiser and first built in 1969.

The design was also sold in slightly modified form as the Aquarius Pelican from about 1978 and, later, the Balboa 21.

Production
The design was built by Coastal Recreation, Inc in the United States, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Aquarius 21 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a "pop-top" cabin, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard.

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two quarter berths in the main cabin, under the cockpit. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove and a sink. The head is located under the bow cabin "V" berth, on the port side. Cabin headroom is 54 in, or 69 in with the "pop-top" open.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 273 and a hull speed of 5.7 kn.

Variants

 * Aquarius 21
 * This model was introduced in 1969 and built until 1977. It has a length overall of 21.00 ft, a waterline length of 18.25 ft, displaces 1900 lb and carries 665 lb of ballast, with the centerboard weighing 165 lb of that. The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft with the centerboard down and 1.00 ft with the centerboard up.


 * Aquarius Pelican
 * This model was introduced in 1978 and incorporated minor changes.


 * Balboa 21
 * This later model has a length overall of 21.00 ft, a waterline length of 18.25 ft, displaces 2000 lb and carries 665 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.58 ft with the centerboard down and 1.00 ft with the centerboard up.

Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel indicated that even though the boat was sold as sleeping four people, he would not recommend having more than two people on board overnight.