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Paceship Yachts Chance 29/25

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1973–1974

A Britton Chance Jr. masthead sloop from the early 1970s, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing

Designed by Britton Chance Jr.

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 moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

1.86 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 201
EasygoingPowered-up

15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
201.0
Comfort ratio
23.1
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
829
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–1974
Units built
26
Designer
Britton Chance Jr
Builder
Paceship Yachts

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