Leisure Owners Association - Leisure 17 & Leisure 17SL

With its long waterline and generous beam the Leisure 20 is a superbly balanced four-berth family cruiser that can be sailed just about anywhere in absolute safety and complete comfort. Designed for both serious offshore cruising and inshore pottering, it's the ideal trailer-sailer giving you a virtually unlimited choice of horizons. Under sail the Leisure 20 is extremely stable, vice-free and fast, performing well under all types of conditions. Under power it will cruise happily and economically with a 5 to 7 horsepower outboard, and is very manoeuvrable whether going ahead or astern.

Built in GRP for strength, rigidity and minimum maintenance, the '20' is surprisingly roomy for its size. Fin and twin keels are of cast iron, the latter being of high aspect ratio hydrofoil section. The centreboard version has a galvanised mild steel plate, housed in a cast iron stub tube. rudder and skeg are moulded GRP with steel framework and stainless steel fittings. A teak rubbing strake is standard.

Moulded non slip areas on deck are designed to ensure safety. The cockpit is deep and wide, and features a outboard motor well in the stern, the cover providing an additional seat or table.

The accommodation includes four sensible size cushioned berths, a full galley and ample stowage space, and is finished in teak timbers and veneers. With two large coachroof windows on each side, and translucent forehatch it is particularly light and airy. Headroom is 1.62m in the cabin (1.14m sitting). A galley with cooker and sink is fitted on the starboard side.

The spars are in aluminium alloy. Originally gold, the spars of later boats are black or silver. All standing rigging and rigging screws are stainless steel. Halyards are internal.
The Leisure 20 hull was designed by a German designer (name not currently known) and the deck was designed by Brian Meerloo.

Specification Detail

Length Overall 6.09m
Length Waterline 5.56m
Beam 2.31m
Draft fin 1.16m (Twin 0.80m, Centreboard 0.56-1.22m)
Weight approximately 1300kg
Mast 7.32m (Lakerig 7.93m)
Mainsail 8.0 sq. m
Jib 9.7 sq. m
Storm Jib 3.3 sq. m
Genoa 13.5 sq. m
Spinnaker 28.4 sq. m

Leisure 20 Brochure

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