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Jeanneau Flirt

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1976–1984

A lightweight 6-meter fractional sloop designed for spirited coastal sailing with a responsive fin keel

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 2.30 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 800 kg of hull, so roughly 1,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.00 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 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.50 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.50
LightHeavy

138 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 138
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
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.

  • Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 514 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
137.7
Comfort ratio
10.0
Capsize screening
2.50
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
482
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1976–1984
Units built
1700
Designer
Jeanneau
Builder
Jeanneau

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Santana 206.16 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit
J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Catalina Yachts 22 MKII7.26 mSame hull family1.3 m longerAn upgraded 1995 iteration of the classic trailerable cruiser, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder
J J/77.04 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing

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