BoatsEdel 6 (665/660)

Edel 6 (665/660)

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1975–1984

A fractional sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, built in both France and Canada from 1975 to 1984

Designed by Maurice Edel, built by Construction Nautic Edel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,580 kg of hull, so roughly 2,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.99 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 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.17
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 258
EasygoingPowered-up

14.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.8
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

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

  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 909 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.8
Displacement / length
257.6
Comfort ratio
16.9
Capsize screening
2.17
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
534
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1975–1984
Units built
900
Designer
Maurice Edel
Builder
Construction Nautic Edel, Edel Canada

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Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Cal 257.62 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
Marieholm Boats S-206.00 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA short-run 1970s fractional sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, designed for coastal agility
Hunter Marine 257.62 mSame hull family1.0 m longerThe first sailboat built by Hunter Marine, this masthead sloop features a skeg-mounted rudder for stable cruising
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Hurley 226.71 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-running Ian Anderson design with a heavy ballast ratio, produced by multiple builders over three decades

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