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Jouet 1280

Masthead Ketch · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · First built 1984

A 13.15-metre masthead ketch with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for spirited long-distance cruising

Designed by Yves Mareschal, built by Yachting France.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

223 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 223
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.0
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2566 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.0
Displacement / length
223.0
Comfort ratio
24.8
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1704
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Units built
15
Designer
Yves Mareschal
Builder
Yachting France, Jouet

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