BoatsEvanson (P.) Boat Co. Celebrity

Evanson (P.) Boat Co. Celebrity

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · First built 1952

A lightweight fractional sloop based on the Dutch 16m2, featuring a centerboard for versatile shoal-water sailing

Designed by Stan Evanson & Johann Wester.

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

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.93 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 363 kg of hull, so roughly 950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 363 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 0.25 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 6 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 6
CoastalBluewater

At 2.73 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 91
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 32.0

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

  • Lighter than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 525 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
32.0
Displacement / length
91.4
Comfort ratio
6.2
Capsize screening
2.73
Hull speed
5.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
356
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
Wood planked/Molded Plywood/FG
Production
Years built
First built 1952
Designer
Stan Evanson, Johann Wester
Builder
Evanson (P.) Boat Co

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Drascombe Dabber4.72 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA John Watkinson-designed sprit-rigged daysailer with a centerboard, built since 1970 for shallow-water versatility
Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing
Melges 247.32 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA 7.32-meter sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser

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