Martin 29


The Martin 29 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Don Martin as an International Offshore Rule Half Ton class racer-cruiser and first built in 1972.

Production

The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, starting in 1972, but the company went out of business in 1990 and the boat out of production.

Design

The Martin 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD6A diesel engine of for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of.
The design has a hull speed of.

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Half Ton Class.