BoatsMallard 19

Mallard 19

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · First built 1969

A rare cuddy cabin cruiser with a Flying Scot-inspired hull, designed by Vince DiMaio for spirited, lightweight sailing

Designed by Vince DiMaio, built by Customflex.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.06 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 476 kg of hull, so roughly 1,100 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 476 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 0.23 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 beamy beam gives 7 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 7
CoastalBluewater

At 2.66 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.66
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 70
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.8

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

  • Lighter than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 463 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
26.8
Displacement / length
70.2
Comfort ratio
6.7
Capsize screening
2.66
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
454
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Designer
Vince DiMaio
Builder
Customflex

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Hunter Marine 185.61 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a swing keel designed for quick, responsive daysailing
Phobos 196.30 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited daysailing
Farr 50005.08 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop featuring a swing keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance
Sandpiper 154.72 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA Breck Marshall-designed gaff-rigged catboat with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air sailing
Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing

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