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Jeanneau Espace 620

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1983–1986

A versatile masthead sloop from the mid-eighties offered in multiple keel and engine configurations

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

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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 1,200 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.10 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 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.37 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.37
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 209
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
209.1
Comfort ratio
13.3
Capsize screening
2.37
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
522
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–1986
Units built
30
Designer
Jeanneau
Builder
Jeanneau

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