BoatsCape Cod 896

Cape Cod 896

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · First built 2010

A high-performance fractional sloop with a retractable bowsprit and pivoting centerboard for versatile, light-displacement sailing

Designed by Herve Nollet & Clement Salzes, built by Rosewest.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.45 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 narrow beam gives 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.44 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.44
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 114
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 31.5
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

  • Lighter than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 301 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
31.5
Displacement / length
113.5
Comfort ratio
9.9
Capsize screening
2.44
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
744
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
GRP/vinylester and polyester laminate
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
Herve Nollet, Clement Salzes
Builder
Rosewest

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Farr 40011.80 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA lightweight 11.8-meter racer with a 2.9-meter draft and an aggressive sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 33.46
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 3510.67 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and twin rudders for versatile shoal-water cruising
Ovni 37011.95 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA modern lifting-keel cruiser with a versatile Solent rig, designed for shallow-water access and offshore capability
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Ovni 4012.60 mSame hull family1.8 m longerA 12.6-metre cutter with a high 25.21 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for agile performance during her 1984-1987
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out

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