BoatsFoxcub 18

Foxcub 18

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1972–1984

A compact 18-foot masthead sloop with a fin keel, designed by Uffa Fox for stable, manageable coastal sailing

Designed by Uffa Fox, built by Copland Boats.

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 1.96 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 635 kg of hull, so roughly 1,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.99 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

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

Capsize screening 2.30
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 139
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Narrower than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 280 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
139.1
Comfort ratio
10.7
Capsize screening
2.30
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
379
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–1984
Units built
650
Designer
Uffa Fox
Builder
Copland Boats

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Santana 206.16 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio designed for competitive one-design racing
Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Birdyfish S4.20 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA 4.2-metre foiling monohull with a 100kg displacement and a high-performance Marconi cat rig
Marieholm Boats S-206.00 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA short-run 1970s fractional sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, designed for coastal agility

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