The Legende 1 Ton is a French sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson as an International Offshore Rule One Ton class racer and first built in 1984. The design started with a class

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, named ''Legende'' and was later developed into the

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- racer.

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1984, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Legende 1 Ton is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional

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rig and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and a hull speed of .

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by an active class club that organized racing events, the One Ton class.

References

{{Jeanneau Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Doug Peterson Sailboat types built by Jeanneau

Production

Design

Operational history

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