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Bristol Yachts 19 (Sailstar Corinthian 19)

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · 1966–1980

A compact 19-foot fractional sloop featuring a long keel and a 40% ballast ratio for stable coastal sailing

Designed by Carl Alberg, built by Sailstar Boats.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.98 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,236 kg of hull, so roughly 1,850 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.84 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

399 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 399
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Narrower than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 89 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
398.9
Comfort ratio
21.7
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
5.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
337
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1966–1980
Units built
700
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
Sailstar Boats, Bristol Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA 5.4-metre fractional sloop featuring a long keel and 0.64m draft, built by Jeanneau starting in 1986

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