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Beneteau Galion

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1966

A 1966 fractional sloop featuring an optional inboard engine and a long keel, designed for both sailing and fishing

Designed by Andre Beneteau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.90 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 600 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 600 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.65 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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.27
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 210
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.4
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.4
Displacement / length
210.3
Comfort ratio
12.2
Capsize screening
2.27
Hull speed
5.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
314
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1966
Designer
Andre Beneteau
Builder
Beneteau

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Related models

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