BoatsCayenne 12.5

Cayenne 12.5

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982

A Hakan Sodergren-designed fractional sloop with a narrow beam and deep fin keel built for performance since 1982

Designed by Hakan Sodergren, built by Comfortabator AB.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

At 1.43 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.43
LightHeavy

180 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 180
EasygoingPowered-up

19.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.0
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Narrower than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2714 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
180.0
Comfort ratio
35.8
Capsize screening
1.43
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1061
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Hakan Sodergren
Builder
Comfortabator Ab, Comfortbatar AB

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