BoatsJakobstads Batvarv Hai/Haj

Jakobstads Batvarv Hai/Haj

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1930

A classic Finnish one-design long-keeled sloop from 1930, raced internationally as the Haj or Requin.

Designed by Gunnar L. Stenback.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel

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 1,700 kg of hull, so roughly 2,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.10 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 narrow beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

At 1.61 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.61
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 165
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4

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

  • Lighter than ~97% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~100% of boats her size on file

Compared with 424 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
164.9
Comfort ratio
20.6
Capsize screening
1.61
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
482
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1930
Designer
Gunnar L. Stenback
Builder
Jakobstads Batvarv

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Bayfield 30/329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA rare 32C variant featuring a tall rig, built in a limited run of five hulls for increased sail area
Alberg 309.22 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 25-year production classic with a heavy displacement-to-length ratio that remains a capable choice for offshore passages
Vancouver 34 Pilot10.44 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a deck saloon for protected cruising on a stable, long-keeled hull
Cape Dory 30C9.21 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA cutter-rigged cruiser with a full keel and a 1.27-metre draft, built for steady performance between 1976 and 1987
Elizabethan 319.45 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA David Thomas-designed long-keeled masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, built for stability and offshore comfort

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