International 806

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The International 806, on the water

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 2.33 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,800 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.04 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 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17

CoastalBluewater

1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.93

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 146

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6

TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1840 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The International 806, as the fleet has seen it

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The International 806 is a fractional sloop designed by Pelle Petterson, built from 1974 to the present by O. L. Boats and Ott Yacht. It measures 8.1 meters LOA, with a 2.3-meter beam, 1.0-meter draft, and 1799 kg displacement.8:59 Its fin keel with a rudder on skeg contributes to a comfort ratio of 17.0. The boat has a spinnaker area of 45.88 square meters.8:59 The International 806 has been observed in competitive sailing, including the Oslofjorden Rundt regatta, where it navigated high-wind conditions and gusts up to 15 meters per second.0:30

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

40.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.6

Displacement / length

146.2

Comfort ratio

17.0

Capsize screening

1.93

Hull speed

6.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

627

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1974

Units built

510

Designer

Pelle Petterson

Builder

O. L.  Boats, Ott Yacht

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The family

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The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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