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Kelt Marine 707

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · 1981–1987

A Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, produced by both Kelt Marine and Kirie

Designed by Philippe Briand.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.48 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,330 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.50 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.28
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.3
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.3
Capsize screening
2.28
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1987
Units built
600
Designer
Philippe Briand
Builder
Kelt Marine

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The family

Related models

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