BoatsImpulse Marine 21

Impulse Marine 21

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1986

A William E. Cook-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance

Designed by William E. Cook.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 590 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.99 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 7 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 7
CoastalBluewater

At 2.93 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 92
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 27.9
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

  • Lighter than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 768 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.9
Displacement / length
91.7
Comfort ratio
6.5
Capsize screening
2.93
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
529
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Units built
150
Designer
William E. Cook
Builder
Impulse Marine, Johnson Boatworks

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio designed for competitive one-design racing
Victory 216.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-performance one-design sloop with a 24.9 SA/D ratio, produced across four decades by builders including Catalina.
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s
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

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