Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1981
A nimble fractional sloop designed by C. William Lapworth, featuring a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Designed by C. William Lapworth & Capital Yachts Inc.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 1.88 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 408 kg of hull, so roughly 1,000 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 408 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 0.25 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 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater
At 2.56 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.56
LightHeavy
163 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 163
EasygoingPowered-up
19.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 19.7
TenderStiff
22% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 22%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file
Compared with 195 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
22.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.7
Displacement / length
163.3
Comfort ratio
8.7
Capsize screening
2.56
Hull speed
4.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
298
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Designer
C. William Lapworth, Capital Yachts Inc
Builder
Capital Yachts Inc
Boats like this, on the water
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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Sandpiper 154.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Breck Marshall-designed gaff-rigged catboat with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air sailing
Farr 50005.08 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop featuring a swing keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance
Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing
RS Quest4.29 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 140kg fractional sloop with a centerboard trunk designed for stable, versatile training and family sailing
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Drascombe Lugger5.72 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA versatile 1968 gunter-rigged open dayboat featuring a centerboard and shallow draft for easy beaching
