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The Halman 20 is a Canadian trailerable
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, that was first built in 1977.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 100.
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, 2010.
The design is thought to be a development of the Nordica 20, but was constructed with new tooling.


Production

The boat was built by Halman Manufacturing in
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, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production.


Design

The Halman 20 is a small recreational
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, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a
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rig, a transom-hung
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and a fixed long
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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The design has a draft of with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double
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in the bow cabin and two a straight settee berths in the main cabin. The
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is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. Cabin headroom is . The boat has a
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racing average handicap of 276 and a
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of .


Operational history

In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "unlike many boats under 20 feet in length, the Halman will generally come well equipped with lifelines, winches, and other gear. Its cabin has 5 feet of standing headroom and it is remarkably roomy for a 20 footer, although some of this space was achieved at the expense of a smaller cockpit." In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "Best features ... the doghouse is raised a bit more than on the Nordica 0 giving an extra six inches of headroom on the Halman. The beamy hulls give good space below. Worst features: Compared to the heavier, narrower Corinthian 0 a comp, both the Halman and the Nordica can be expected to be slower, especially in light air, due to their higher wetted surface. And neither the Halman nor the Nordica can match the sailing performance of the other comp, the centerboarder Quickstep 21, with her two-foot longer waterline, bigger sail area, and deeper draft with her board down."


See also

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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 *
Halman Horizon The Halman Horizon, also referred to as the Halman 27, is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Michael Volmer as a cruiser and first built in 1982. Production The design was built by Halman Manufacturing in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, but ...
* Nordica 20 Similar sailboats *
Buccaneer 220 The Buccaneer 220 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat, designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1978. The design is now out of production. Production The boat was built by Buccaneer Yachts/US Yachts, a division of Bayliner, whic ...
* Cal 20 * Core Sound 20 Mark 3 *
Flicka 20 The Flicka 20 is an American trailerable sailboat designed by Bruce Bingham as a cruiser and first built in 1974.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 120. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. The design ...
* Hunter 20 *
Mistral T-21 The Mistral T-21 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Mistral Sailboats and first built in 1978.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 109. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Producti ...
*
Nordica 16 The Nordica 16 is a Canadian Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat, based on the Lynaes 14, a 1820 design by Sweden, Swede Ole Jensen. Production The boat was built by Exe Fibercraft in Canada starting in 1975, with 400 examples completed, but ...
* Paceship 20 * San Juan 21 * Santana 20 * Sirius 22 * West Wight Potter 19


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