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Arrow 1280-S

Catamaran, twin daggerboards · Fractional Sloop · First built 2018

A 12.8-metre twin daggerboard catamaran featuring a fractional rig and an exceptionally high power-to-weight ratio

Designed by Schionning Design, built by Kits.

LOA
Beam
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.

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The Arrow 1280-S, on the water

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Footage from Sailing Suria

What the fleet has seen

The Arrow 1280-S, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Arrow 1280-S is a 12.8-meter fractional sloop catamaran designed by Schionning Design, built from 2018 to the present. It features a twin daggerboard hull, a 6.8-meter beam, and a displacement of 4500 kg. The design allows for a 1,500 kg payload and offers an outboard engine option of 1x 30-60 hp. Headroom figures are specific to the hulls.

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Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

  • InstalledBalmar

    A new furler, possibly Balmar, was installed as part of the repair.

    aboard Sailing Suriaseen October 20247:49

  • InstalledDyneema

    A Dyneema strop was used to secure the mast during shroud replacement.

    aboard Sailing Suriaseen October 20246:13

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Arrow 1280-S may be fitted out entirely differently.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
36.7
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 2018
Designer
Schionning Design
Builder
Kits, professionally built, Pantawee Marine Co, Ltd

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