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Lion Yacht (Latvia) H22

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1994

A high-performance fractional sloop by Rob Humphreys, featuring a lifting keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Robert Humphreys & Rob Humphreys.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.55 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 770 kg of hull, so roughly 1,350 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 770 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 0.46 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 8 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 8
CoastalBluewater

At 2.81 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.81
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 95
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 31.5
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 612 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
31.5
Displacement / length
94.6
Comfort ratio
7.5
Capsize screening
2.81
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
598
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Plywoo/FG
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Robert Humphreys, Rob Humphreys
Builder
Lion Yacht (LATVIA)

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