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Hunter Boats 19 (Europa)

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1972–1982

A cabin-equipped development of the Squib day boat, offering a stable masthead rig in a compact 5.78-meter hull

Designed by Oliver Lee.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.87 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 681 kg of hull, so roughly 1,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.91 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 moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 132
EasygoingPowered-up

18.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

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

  • Lighter than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 395 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
131.9
Comfort ratio
11.7
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
377
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–1982
Units built
750
Designer
Oliver Lee
Builder
Hunter Boats

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Allegro (Westell)6.32 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA John Westell-designed fractional sloop with twin keels, built for performance and shoal water access since 1956
Santana 206.16 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio designed for competitive one-design racing
Abbott Boats Inc. Yngling6.35 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 6.35-metre fractional sloop that served as the Olympic class for women sailors from 2004 through 2008
Rio 206.10 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA lightweight, high-performance masthead sloop designed by Roberto Barros with a lively sail area-to-displacement ratio
J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing

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