This boat, Balvenie, features in Brain Peet's book Des Townson, A Sailing Legacy, pages 258, 259. Includes original plan, layout and hull shape, and design characteristics
The boat was reviewed in Boating magazines Oct 1991 issue.
LOA 13.9m
LWL 11.55m
Beam 4.06m
Draft 2.27m
Disp. 12,220 kg
Ballast 5,200 kg
Sail Area 84 m2
Prismatic Coefficient 50.8%
Long. centre of bouyancy 53.3%
Disp. Length Ratio 220
"Hardening up on the wind, the Townson 47 is a powerful yacht. Despite the size of the rig - larger than that of a Ross 40 - Balvenie