Arey's Pond Boat Yard Caracal 19

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Character

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

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 0.48 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

CoastalBluewater

At 2.57 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.57

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.3

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 458 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Gaff head Cat

Ratios

SA / displacement

23.3

Capsize screening

2.57

Hull

Hull type

Centerboard (Trunk)

Construction

Wood

Production

Years built

First built 2016

Designer

Tony Davis

Builder

Arey's Pond Boat Yard

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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