BoatsCifraline 1/4 Ton

Cifraline 1/4 Ton

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1981

A Daniel Andrieu-designed IOR prototype that secured second place at the 1981 Quarter Ton Cup

Designed by Daniel Andrieu, built by Fountain Pajot.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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.

CoastalBluewater

At 2.48 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.48
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 30.0

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

  • Lighter than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1474 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
30.0
Capsize screening
2.48
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Designer
Daniel Andrieu
Builder
Fountain Pajot, Fountaine Pajot

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The family

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