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Feeling 226

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1987–1994

A high-performance masthead sloop sharing hull molds with the Kelt 6.2, with nearly 1300 units produced.

Designed by Phillipe Harle & Philippe H. Harle, built by Kirie.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.48 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 955 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.06 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.54 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.54
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 189
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.4
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
39.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.4
Displacement / length
189.3
Comfort ratio
11.0
Capsize screening
2.54
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
496
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1987–1994
Designer
Phillipe Harle, Philippe H. Harle
Builder
Kirie

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The family

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