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Fractional Sloop · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · 1967–1968

A rare Paul Coble-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for only two years.

Designed by Paul Coble.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.07 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 794 kg of hull, so roughly 1,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 794 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 0.48 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 beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.26
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 157
EasygoingPowered-up

20.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.5

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

  • Narrower than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 471 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.5
Displacement / length
156.8
Comfort ratio
11.9
Capsize screening
2.26
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
414
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1967–1968
Designer
Paul Coble
Builder
Sailstar Boats, Bristol Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
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RS 216.40 mSame hull family0.6 m longer
Training Sea Cadet Instructors | RS21 Keelboat Sailing – Welsh Harp1:37from City Sailing
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
The ZERO KEEL and ALPHA RUDDER - Are Kraken Yachts Really THAT GOOD?9:27from Practical Sailor
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
The History of Beneteau Boats11:37from Practical Sailor
Farr 50005.08 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop featuring a swing keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance
"Hello World" in the ARC10:27from SEILmagasinet
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Living on a Sailboat Doesn’t Have to Mean the End of Your Professional Life | #SAL #3583:10from Hashtag Sal

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.

Sailstar Boats 26A 1968 masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, later rebranded as the Bristol 26Corinthian 19 (Alberg)A Carl Alberg-designed fractional sloop with a long keel, built since 1966 as a stable, classic pocket cruiserBristol Yachts 19 (Sailstar Corinthian 19)A compact 19-foot fractional sloop featuring a long keel and a 40% ballast ratio for stable coastal sailingSailstar Boats Courier 26A rare Halsey C. Herreshoff masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile shoal-water access

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