BoatsBluestorm 900

Bluestorm 900

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/dual Rudders · First built 2015

A 9-meter fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio and swing keel, built for speed since 2015

Designed by Keith Callaghan, built by Beaconax.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Swing Keel w/dual Rudders

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.90 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 moderate beam gives 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.49 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.49
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 74
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.8

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

  • Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 472 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.8
Displacement / length
73.6
Comfort ratio
10.0
Capsize screening
2.49
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1015
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/dual rudders
Construction
Wood (plywood and cedar composite)
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2015
Designer
Keith Callaghan
Builder
Beaconax

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