US Yachts US 29

The US Yachts US 29 is an American sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1977.

The design is a unauthorized development of Peterson's International Offshore Rule Half Ton class Chaser 29 racer. The US 29 molds were later sold to Pearson Yachts and developed into the Triton 30 in 1985.

Production
The design was built by US Yachts in the United States, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production.

Design
The US 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7000 lb and carries 2850 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD7 diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 15 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 6.34 kn.