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Captiva Yachts 240

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1984–1988

A lightweight fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, featuring a keel-centerboard configuration

Designed by O. H. Rodgers & Scott.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,089 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,089 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.61 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.44
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 124
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 25.1
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.1
Displacement / length
124.4
Comfort ratio
10.5
Capsize screening
2.44
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
598
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1988
Units built
140
Designer
O. H. Rodgers, Scott
Builder
Captiva Yachts

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Related models

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