Edel 820

Edel 820

Development
Designer	Maurice Edel
Location	France
Year	1980
No. built	60
Builder(s)	Construction Nautic Edel, Edel Canada
Name	Edel 820
Boat
Displacement	7,050 lb (3,198 kg)
Draft	4.33 ft (1.32 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	26.92 ft (8.21 m)
LWL	22.50 ft (6.86 m)
Beam	9.67 ft (2.95 m)
Engine type	Volvo Penta MD7A 13 hp (10 kW) diesel engine with saildrive
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	2,646 lb (1,200 kg)
Rudder	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	39.00 ft (11.89 m)
J foretriangle base	10.80 ft (3.29 m)
P mainsail luff	34.00 ft (10.36 m)
E mainsail foot	10.30 ft (3.14 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	175.10 sq ft (16.267 m2)
Jib/genoa area	210.60 sq ft (19.565 m2)
Total sail area	385.70 sq ft (35.833 m2)

The Edel 820 is a French sailboat that was designed by Maurice Edel and first built in 1980.¹²³

The design was built by Construction Nautic Edel in France and also at its Canadian subsidiary, Edel Canada. Between 1980 and 1982 a total of 60 examples were completed. The boat is now out of production.¹³⁴

The Edel 820 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel or tiller and a fixed fin keel or stub keel and centreboard. It displaces 7,050 lb (3,198 kg) and carries 2,646 lb (1,200 kg) of ballast.¹²³

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 4.33 ft (1.32 m), while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with the centreboard extended and 3.28 ft (1.00 m) with it retracted.¹³

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD7A diesel engine of 13 hp (10 kW) connected to a Volvo Penta 110S saildrive. Some boats have been retrofitted with a small outboard motor in place of the inboard diesel, for docking and maneuvering.²

Below decks the design has 6 ft (183 cm) headroom. Sleeping accommodation is provided for six adults, with a "V"-berth forward, two berths in the main cabin and two aft berths. The design employs teak brightwork. The galley has a two-burner gimbaled propane-powered stove an ice box and a manually-pumped water system. There is also a navigation chart table and a head with an 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal) tank.²

The design has a hull speed of 6.36 kn (11.78 km/h).³