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Falmouth Gypsy

Masthead Sloop · Triple Keel · First built 1968

A triple-keeled masthead sloop designed by Rodney Warington Smyth for shallow-water cruising and home completion

Designed by Rodney Warington Smyth, built by Penryn Boatbuilding.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Triple Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.80 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 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 271
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 24%

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

  • Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1307 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
23.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
271.4
Comfort ratio
18.2
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
580
Hull
Hull type
Triple Keel
Construction
Plywood
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Units built
100
Designer
Rodney Warington Smyth
Builder
Penryn Boatbuilding

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Cal 257.62 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Hurley 226.71 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA long-running Ian Anderson design with a heavy ballast ratio, produced by multiple builders over three decades
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.27.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel
Puma 277.95 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising
Puma 268.00 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA masthead sloop derived from an IOR Half Ton prototype, designed by Holman and Pye for competitive performance

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