Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 2011
A lightweight 6.34-metre fractional sloop with a lifting keel designed for versatile shoal-water access
Designed by Rob Humphreys.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel
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 1,100 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,100 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 0.50 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater
At 2.44 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.44
LightHeavy
133 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 133
EasygoingPowered-up
23.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 23.0
TenderStiff
33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 33%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file
Compared with 586 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.0
Displacement / length
133.1
Comfort ratio
11.2
Capsize screening
2.44
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
589
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Rob Humphreys
Builder
Elan 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.
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
O'day 226.61 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family1.1 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
