Clipper Marine 4
Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1973
An IOR quarter-ton racer with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for competitive performance since 1973
Designed by W. I. B. Crealock & William Crealock.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/transom Hung Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,315 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 14Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.22Bluewater
LightD/L 204Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 17.3Powered-up
TenderBallast 37%Stiff
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
- Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~75% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1203 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.3
Displacement / length
204.5
Comfort ratio
14.2
Capsize screening
2.22
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
524
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
W.I.B. Crealock, William Crealock
Builder
Clipper Marine Corp
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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/808.00 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 1992 fractional sloop with a high 26.59 sail area-to-displacement ratio, engineered for rapid, agile performance
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