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The S2 9.1 is an American
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that was designed by Graham & Schlageter as a
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(MORC) racer and first built in 1983. The boat was built in a variety of models. The designation indicates the approximate
length overall Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking the ship. It is the most commonly used way of expressing the size of a ship, and is also ...
in meters.


Production

The design was built by S2 Yachts in
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,
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from 1983 until 1987 with 127 boats completed, but it is now out of production.


Design

The S2 9.1 is a racing
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, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a
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rig, a
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, a plumb transom, a transom-hung
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controlled by a
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and a fixed fin
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. The boat is fitted with a Japanese
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2GM
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of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The first seven boats built were delivered to customers with a shorter mast, now known as the "9.1 SM". Owners of those boats thought the design was under-powered and a mast about taller, along with sails with more area were used on later boats and became the standard for the class.


Variants

;S2 9.1 SM :This original short mast-equipped model has a mast that is approximately shorter than the later standard mast. The boat has a
length overall Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking the ship. It is the most commonly used way of expressing the size of a ship, and is also ...
of , a
waterline length A vessel's length at the waterline (abbreviated to L.W.L) is the length of a ship or boat at the level where it sits in the water (the ''waterline''). The LWL will be shorter than the length of the boat overall (''length overall'' or LOA) as mos ...
of and displaces . It has a draft of with the standard keel. The design has a
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of . ;S2 9.1 :This model has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. The design has a hull speed of . ;S2 9.1 SD :This shoal draft keel model has a length overall of , a waterline length of and displaces . The boat has a draft of with the shoal draft keel. The design has a hull speed of . ;S2 9.1 SE :This model has a length overall of , a waterline length of and displaces . The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The design has a hull speed of .


Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the ''S2 9.1 Meter North American One Design Class Association''. In a 2002 review Bill Brockway reported in ''Sailing World'', "one successful racer from Seattle says that his S2 9.1 tall-rig boat is a good all-rounder in medium air, best upwind at the upper end of a No. 1, and can sail well going deep on a downwind leg."


See also

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References

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