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The Edel 665 is a French
sailboat A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminology ...
, that was designed by Maurice Edel and first built in 1984. It was marketed as the Edel 660 in France and is sometimes referred to as the Edel 6.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 144-145. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.


Production

The design was built by Construction Nautic Edel in
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and also at its Canadian subsidiary, Edel Canada. Between 1975 and 1984 a total of 900 examples were completed.


Design

The Edel 665 is a small recreational
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, built predominantly of
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, with
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wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a
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, a vertical transom, a
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-mounted spade-type
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controlled by a
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and a fixed fin
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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is normally fitted with a small
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for docking and maneuvering. Features include a lifting eye on the keel to facilitate winching the boat in and out of the water with a crane, opening foredeck hatch, a mainsheet traveller and
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tracks. Accommodations can sleep four people on a "V"-berth, a convertible settee and quarter berth. Factory options included jibsheet winches, a hydraulic "pop-top", a recirculating
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and a
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. The design has a
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of .


Operational history

The design was named ''Boat of the Year'' at the Paris Boat Show.


See also

*
List of sailing boat types The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghy, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes World Sailing Classes Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht ...
Related development * Edel 540 ;Similar sailboats * Alberg 22 * Buccaneer 220 * Cape Dory 22 * Capri 22 * CS 22 * DS-22 * Falmouth Cutter 22 * Hunter 22 *
J/22 The J/22 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Rod Johnstone as a one-design Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1983.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition' ...
* Marlow-Hunter 22 * Marshall 22 * Nonsuch 22 * Pearson Electra *
Pearson Ensign The Pearson Ensign, or Ensign 22, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Alberg as a one-design racer and day sailer and first built in 1962. It is the largest full-keel one-design One-design racing is a racing method ...
* Ranger 22 * Santana 22 * Seaward 22 * Spindrift 22 * Starwind 223 * Tanzer 22 * Triton 22 * US Yachts US 22


References


External links


Official brochure
{{Construction Nautic Edel Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Maurice Edel