BoatsCornish Shrimper 19

Cornish Shrimper 19

Gaffhead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1979

A 1979-launched gaff-rigged sloop with a 22.5-foot overall length, also marketed as the Bermudian-rigged Adventure 19

Designed by Roger Dongray.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.19 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,066 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,066 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 0.46 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 196
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
195.8
Comfort ratio
14.6
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
448
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Units built
1000
Designer
Roger Dongray
Builder
Cornish Crabbers

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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
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
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
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser

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