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Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1969–1980

A long-keeled masthead sloop with a shallow 1.35-metre draft, built for stable and comfortable coastal cruising

Designed by Olsoners Batbyggen.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

275 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 275
EasygoingPowered-up

13.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.7
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.7
Displacement / length
275.2
Comfort ratio
31.9
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1161
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1969–1980
Units built
140
Designer
Olsoners Batbyggen
Builder
Malo Yachts

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Wright Princess 3610.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled masthead ketch available as a cutter, offering a stable 1.37-meter draft for versatile cruising
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36
Seafarer Yachts 38C11.51 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA versatile cruiser available in multiple rig configurations and often sold in kit form for owner completion

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