BoatsBrewer 12.8

Brewer 12.8

Cutter · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · First built 1983

Commissioned by the Knickerbocker Yacht Club, this cutter features a keel/centerboard hull for versatile shoal-water access

Designed by Ted Brewer & Edward S. Brewer, built by Ft. Myers Yacht.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

277 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 277
EasygoingPowered-up

17.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
277.0
Comfort ratio
31.8
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1628
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Units built
10
Designer
Ted Brewer, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
Ft. Myers Yacht, Ship, Shipbuilding

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Ovni 43512.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.9-metre aluminum cutter with a lifting keel, optimized for offshore stability and shoal-water exploration
Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA 12-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-meter draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Bristol Yachts 41.112.54 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centerboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Bristol Yachts 45.513.79 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 3.35-metre keel-centerboard draft, built for deep-water cruising performance

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