BoatsAtlantic (Burgess)

Atlantic (Burgess)

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1929

A long-lived one-design racer with over 200 hulls built since 1929, featuring a narrow beam and high ballast ratio

Designed by W. Starling Burgess, built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

At 1.57 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.57
LightHeavy

205 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

22.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 22.0
TenderStiff

62% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 62%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Lighter than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2608 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
62.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.0
Displacement / length
204.8
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
1.57
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
499
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1929
Designer
W. Starling Burgess
Builder
Cape Cod Shipbuilding, Abeking, Rasmussen

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Maestro Boats 319.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn E.G. van de Stadt-designed IOR 1/2 ton racer with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Brresen Badebyggeri Knarr9.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA classic Erling Kristoffersen design, this narrow-beamed fractional sloop has been a competitive one-design racer since 1946
Spirit Yachts 30 (McMILLAN)9.15 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA lightweight, narrow-beam fractional sloop from Sean McMillan, designed for modern performance and classic aesthetics
Jeanneau Rush 319.13 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Ron Holland-designed IOR half-tonner that served as the official boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
Elvstrom 329.56 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA versatile 1/2 Ton masthead sloop offered in flush deck or coach roof versions, sharing a hull with several other designs
C&C Yachts 30-29.12 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA performance-oriented masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by C&C for balanced club racing

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