Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1968
A lightweight 1968 fractional sloop by J.M
Designed by J. M. L'Hermenier, built by Seb Marine.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.00 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 430 kg of hull, so roughly 1,050 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 430 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 0.50 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 2.67 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.67
EasygoingPowered-up
22.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 22.6
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file
Compared with 307 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.6
Capsize screening
2.67
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Designer
J.M. L'Hermenier, J. M. L'Hermenier
Builder
SEB Marine, Aloa Marine
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.
Sandpiper 154.72 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Breck Marshall-designed gaff-rigged catboat with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air sailing
Farr 50005.08 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop featuring a swing keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance
Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing
Open 5.005.00 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-performance sport boat from Jean Marie Finot featuring a rotating spar and an ultra-light displacement
Drascombe Dabber4.72 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA John Watkinson-designed sprit-rigged daysailer with a centerboard, built since 1970 for shallow-water versatility
