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| Design |
- The Thompson T10 Europe has been designed specially for the European market, it fills
the gap for a medium size racing yacht that is capable of being towed on a trailer that
can be dry sailed. T10 has a removable rudder and a lifting keel being a pure racing yacht
with a large roomy cockpit with all sailing controls carefully placed for ease of use,
yet we have managed to provide a functional interior for racing and short cruising.
- Performance will be exhilarating with a large sail plan and a heavy lead bulb for added
stability. The boat is expected to be capable of beating the bigger boats upwind and to
blow them away downwind. We have completed extensive testing on the design and have shown
exceptional light air performance both upwind and downwind and yet it is a very stable
and fast boat in a breeze. This boat is ideally suited for both inshore and coastal
racing. The hull sections are a development of our successful T30 being fine upfront to
allow the boat to sail well in a chop.
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| Hull and Deck |
- These boats are hand made using the best materials and methods available, all the
skins and cores are manufactured using epoxy resins throughout. Carbon, kevlar and
e-glass are used in the hull and decks to provide a strong and stiff structure. The
keel incorporates a high tensile beam for safety and stiffness.
- Everything is easily at hand, functional and smooth. Despite the vast power of the
rig the boat is easy for less experienced or shorthanded crews to handle, but never
stop rewarding the most experienced sailors.
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| Interior |
- The boat's interior is spacious and functional yet it is still cosy and suitable
for weekend trips with the family. There is plenty of headroom in the cabin with
the 1.8m interior height. T10 has accomodation for 4-6 adults depending on the
interior configuration. Modern and clean decor is painted with white glossy
polyurethane paint with stylish teak finish.
- Main cabin features forward facing chart table (optional) and modern looking,
compact but functional galley. There are also two long berths and easily removable
table.
- Aft berths can be found both sides of the engine room under the cockpit. Berths
can be changed to pipecots if more race optimized interior is preferred.
- Forward cabin can be either standard vee-berths, portapotti under the
berths and small sink between main and forward cabin or it can be left more
clean and open sail stowage space.
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| Sail plan |
- The sail configuration uses non overlapping jibs and asymmetric spinnakers. The
mainsail has a carefully designed roach profile that allows the air to exhaust when
required. The bow prod articulates internally and retracts into the hull when not
in use. This allows deeper angles to be sailed downwind. Bow sprit can be locked
to the center position in case the rules prohibits the articulating prods.
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| Features |
- High tech epoxy laminated composite structure
- Accommodation for 4-6 adults
- Functional and spacious cruising/racing interior
- Large functional cockpit with good interior volume
- Lifting keel reduces the draft from 2.6m to 1.6 in harbour conditions
- Retractable keel and rudder for ease of launching and retrieving
- 3.0m beam, narrow waterline with high stability
- Runnerless carbon or alloy fractional rig by with three spreaders by Nordic Mast
- Articulating and retractable 3m carbon bow sprit
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| T10 Principal dimensions |
| LOA |
10.0m |
| LWL |
9.2m |
| B..Max |
3.0m |
| Draft |
1.6-2.6m |
| Total DSPL |
2600kg |
| Ballast |
1000kg |
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| T10 Sail Area |
| Main |
42.4 sq.m |
| Jib1 |
26.0 sq.m |
| Jib2 |
24.0 sq.m |
| Jib3 |
16.3 sq.m |
| Gennaker (masthead) |
161.0 sq.m |
| Gennaker (mh-reacher) |
134.0 sq.m |
| Gennaker (fractional) |
104.0 sq.m |
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| T10 Specification** |
| T10 Racer Cruiser
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There are two versions of T10 available. Racing version is equipped with the best
available racing hardware and carbon fibre mast, alloy boom and spreaders. Boom and
spreaders are also available for the racing version in carbon fibre if desired.
Cruising version is equipped with more affordable components such as alloy mast,
cheaper but high quality deck hardware.
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| Hull and deck
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Hull and deck are carefully hand built of epoxy composite construction using carbon,
kevlar, e-glass and Herex foam core (10-20mm). E-glass can be optionally replaced with
Kevlar for lighter and more strength construction.
Exterior of hull and deck finished with a two pot polyurethane high gloss finish with
the appropriate high build and undercoats. The deck and cockpit areas are finished with
a non skid finish. Standard hull color is white. Other colours available upon request.
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| Keel and rudder
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Carbon fibre lifting keel with stainless steel structural frame. 1000kg hydrodynamic
shaped lead keel bulb. . Electric winch lifting system (option). When the keel is
locked down to the sailing position the draft is 2.6. When lifted to the upper position
the draft is reduced to the 1.6m. Keel can be easily removed for the trailering.
T10 has carbon fibre foil shaped rudder and carbon fibre rudder post. The same model
is also used in Swan 45. T10 features a stainless steel tiller and extension. Carbon
fibre tiller and extension can be provided upon request.
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| Rigging
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Runnerless Nordic Mast carbon or alloy fractional rig with three sets of alloy
spreaders and boom. Standing rigging is rod rigging and running rigging in high tech
Spectra ropes. Controls includes outhaul, vang, cunningham, backstay adjustment,
traveller control, main sheet, jib sheets, gennaker sheets. Tuff Luff or Carbon
headfoil can be purchased as options.
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| Deck hardware
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The best racing gear from Lewmar/Harken/Ronstan/Spinlock in the racing model. More
affordable but high quality cruiser/racer sets on T10 Cruising model.
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| Lifelines, pulpits & pushpits
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Custom stainless steel bow pulpit railings and stern rails. Upper and lower S/S wire
lifelines. Removable tapered stanchions with inboard braces
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| Windows and Hatches
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Side main cabin windows in gray tinted polycarbonate. Sliding main hatch in foam/glass.
Companionway hatch in gray tinted polycarbonare. The Lewmar hatch in the bow for improving
the ventilation and sail changing in the race track. Easy Storage space access through the
cockpit Lewmar hatch for fenders and moorings storage.
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| Electrics
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12 volt DC distribution panel, circuit breakers of appropriate amperage, main battery
switch, 100 amp hour battery, second battery optional, 4 lights in cabin and over berths,
1 light in engine area. Navigation lights on mast head, weatherproof mast wiring plug on
deck, red-green side lights in bi-color fixture mounted on bow pulpit, white stern light,
white steaming light & white foreck light mounted in combination fixture on mast.
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| Instruments
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As a standard Raymarine ST40 Bidata (speed, log and depth). Also several other package
options for instance from B&G, Navman and Tactick available.
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| Engine
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Standard T10 has a fresh water cooled Lombardini 15 502 LWD inboard engine with sail
drive and folding propeller.
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| Trailer
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Road trailer is galvanized and has a bogey wheel with extenable draw bar. Knott (Germany)
double axles. Surge & manual disc brakes.
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| Sails
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Standard sail set contains main, jib1 and fractional gennaker. Full sail set contains
main, jib1, jib2, jib3, masthead runner and reacher gennakers and fractional reacher
gennaker. Ask for more information about racing sail sets. Several sail maker packages
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| * Right to modifications without pre-notice reserved. |
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