Discovery 7.9

The Discovery 7.9 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Alex McGruer and first built in 1975.

The Discovery 7.9 is a development of the Grampian 26.

Production
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Canada between 1975 and 1977, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were completed.

After Grampian's end of production the molds were acquired by a new company who built a small number of boats with different window arrangements.

Design
The Discovery 7.9 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5100 lb and carries 2300 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft with the standard keel fitted.

The design has a hull speed of 6.25 kn.