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Compromis 909

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A 1985 Frans Maas masthead sloop featuring a shallow 1.24m draft and a 37% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising

Designed by Frans Maas, built by Jachtwerf Zaadnoordijk BV.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Compromis 909, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from navegandoporelglobo

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 beamy beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

2.08 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.08
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 251
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2631 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Compromis 909, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Compromis 909 is a 9.4-meter masthead sloop designed by Frans Maas and built by Jachtwerf Zaadnoordijk BV, C-Yachts, and Compromis since 1985. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 3.4-meter beam, a 1.2-meter draft, and a displacement of 4490 kg. Aboard *navegandoporelglobo*, the Compromis 909 "ZEN" is a 30-foot sailboat with a center cockpit and a 10-meter mast, powered by a 25-horsepower Volvo engine.0:51 The owners have upgraded the vessel with an 8-liter water heater, an additional 240-liter water tank, a saltwater foot pump in the galley, and a 50-watt solar panel.6:20 The interior includes a forward cabin, a main salon with a convertible table, a quarter berth, and a head with an electric shower pump.3:13 The boat is equipped with a NASA Marine depth sounder and speed log, a 12-volt refrigerator, and a Starlink satellite system.9:25

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
251.5
Comfort ratio
22.4
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1038
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Frans Maas
Builder
Jachtwerf Zaadnoordijk BV, C-Yachts, Compromis

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Compromis 39A masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising with a 1.65m fin and bulb keelCompromis 888A 1.5m fin-keeled masthead sloop with a 41% ballast ratio, optimized for stability and performance in deeper watersCompromis 720A shallow-draft 0.9m fin keel masthead sloop designed for versatile coastal cruising in shoal watersCompromis 850A 1970s masthead sloop with a 41% ballast ratio and a 1.3m draft designed for stable coastal cruisingCompromis 777A long-running Frans Maas design featuring a stiff 43% ballast ratio and a shallow 1.25m draft for versatile cruising

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