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Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1977

A Robert Tucker-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters

Designed by Robert Tucker.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.30 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 886 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 886 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 0.60 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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.42 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.42
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 186

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 460 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
186.2
Comfort ratio
11.7
Capsize screening
2.42
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
451
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Robert Tucker
Builder
Newbridge Boats Ltd

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Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser

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