The Sonar is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, including a tapered boom, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a …

Promoting the sport of One-Design keelboat racing. Your membership helps the national class and the efforts by its volunteer board. Make sure you and your club support us today! New International Sonars are built to order by Rondar Raceboats in their factory in Wiltshire, England.

Paralympic Keelboat Since 1996 The Sonar became the first choice for the Paralympics sailing programme and will be used in the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016. It is an ISAF Recognised Class, with fleets in many countries around the world.

The 23' Sonar one-design keelboat is a high-performance racer and also a comfortable daysailor just right for getting the entire family or friends on the water together. It was designed by Bruce Kirby and almost 700 boats have been built since 1980.

Commissioned by members of Noroton YC of Darien CT USA and first built by Seidelmann Yachts. A few were also built by Carbon Index in the UK. Current builder (2019) is Rondar Raceboats.

What kind of sailboat is a Sonar, and what are the features of this boat? Sonars are a triple handed keelboat raced by both adaptive and able bodied sailors. The Sonar is used by sailors who enjoy a team mentality, who are often interested in racing in addition to cruising.

The Sonar is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, including a tapered boom, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a …

The Sonar is a 23-foot one-design keelboat that showcased disabled sailing at the 1996 Paralympic Games, where the sport was a demonstration event. The Sonar has been the three-person keelboat at every subsequent Paralympics. In para sailing mode it is sailed by a crew of three, without a spinnaker, using a whisker pole with the jib.

The Sonar was selected as the three-person Paralympic keelboat beginning in 2000. Membership in the organization is open to all who own or love to sail on Sonars. Becoming a member is easy, just go to the Membership page of this website where you will find all the information you will need and an online registration form.

The Sonar is ideal for all types of sail training and competitive racing. With its sparkling performance, it has been selected by leading yacht clubs and public sailing programs as their preferred keelboat. The NYYC have a large fleet fleet and have contracted a number of new Sonar’s to be built and delivered during 2015.