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Graves Yacht Yard 210

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1946

A 1946 fractional sloop with a remarkably narrow 1.78-metre beam and high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively speed

Designed by C. Raymond Hunt, Raymond Hunt (C. R. Hunt & Assoc.).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 1.78 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,043 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.17 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

1.77 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

90 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 90
EasygoingPowered-up

28.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 28.1
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~98% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~100% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2480 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.1
Displacement / length
90.1
Comfort ratio
13.7
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
469
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Ply with single chine or FG
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1946
Units built
460
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt, Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt, Assoc.)
Builder
Graves Yacht Yard

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Cal 24 (Hunt)Designed by C. Raymond Hunt, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and spade rudder for responsive, light-displacement sailingControversy 36A 1960 masthead yawl featuring a fin keel and a slender 3.07-metre beam for balanced, performance-oriented cruisingCal Boats 28-2 (Hunt)A C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for balanced, efficient performanceCape Cod Shipbuilding 110Originally designed for plywood construction, this nimble fractional sloop has been raced since 1938

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