Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1969
A 1969 masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, designed for stable coastal cruising
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.45 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,250 kg of hull, so roughly 1,850 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 moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater
2.30 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
Capsize screening 2.30
LightHeavy
222 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
Displacement / length 222
EasygoingPowered-up
17.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
Sail area / displacement 17.3
TenderStiff
36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Ballast 36%
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.3
Displacement / length
221.9
Comfort ratio
14.0
Capsize screening
2.30
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
508
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Builder
Chantier L. Gouteron, Gouteron (Chantier)
Boats like this, on the water
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Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
