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Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/rudder On Skeg · 1974–1986

A sturdy masthead sloop featuring a long keel and skeg-hung rudder, built for stability and comfort over a twelve-year run

Designed by Olsoner Batbyggen & Olsoners Batbyggen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/rudder On 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

1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 209
EasygoingPowered-up

16.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
208.7
Comfort ratio
25.2
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
997
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1974–1986
Units built
350
Designer
Olsoner Batbyggen, Olsoners Batbyggen
Builder
Malo Yachts

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