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Hermann 19

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard

A lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a centerboard for shallow-water access

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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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 454 kg of hull, so roughly 1,050 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 454 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 0.22 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 2.57 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.57
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 27.4
TenderStiff

20% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 20%

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

  • Lighter than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 446 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
20.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.4
Capsize screening
2.57
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Builder
Ted Hermann's Boat Shop

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Hunter Marine 185.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a swing keel designed for quick, responsive daysailing
Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Drascombe Dabber4.72 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA John Watkinson-designed sprit-rigged daysailer with a centerboard, built since 1970 for shallow-water versatility
O'day 226.61 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing

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