BoatsEdel 730

Edel 730

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1981–1983

A high-performance masthead sloop with a centerboard and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited sailing

Designed by Maurice Edel.

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

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 1,250 kg of hull, so roughly 1,850 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.70 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

287 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 287
EasygoingPowered-up

26.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.3
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.3
Displacement / length
287.3
Comfort ratio
13.9
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
476
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Units built
50
Designer
Maurice Edel
Builder
Edel

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