BoatsJouet 600

Jouet 600

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1979–1983

A nimble fractional sloop from Berret-Racoupeau with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air sailing

Designed by Berret & Berret-Racoupeau, built by Yachting France.

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 2.37 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,050 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.00 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.36 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.36
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 221
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.5
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.5
Displacement / length
220.7
Comfort ratio
13.2
Capsize screening
2.36
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
465
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1979–1983
Units built
82
Designer
Berret, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Yachting France, Jouet

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